After hesitating for a moment, Eric looked at Carsonberg and said, "I will be responsible for the preliminary preparation stage of the acquisition of ABC for the time being. After the formal negotiations begin, the corresponding adjustment will be made. ￥f,"

When Katsenberg heard this answer, he shrugged his shoulders slightly to show his understanding, but he was inevitably a little disappointed in his expression.

After the meeting, Eric noticed that Jeffrey had just winked at him, so he pretended to pack up the documents and landed at the end.

After everyone in the conference room left, Eric said to Jeffrey: "Am I a little too indecisive?"

Jeffrey came to Eric, leaning against the wide mahogany desk, looking kindly at the young man leaning on the leather chair, saying, "I remember seeing a saying somewhere that huge wealth often makes people cold, so, Eric, I hope you are more humane. If you just put aside Michael without hesitation and handed over the acquisition to Jeffrey, I think most people in the conference room will feel uneasy. Michael's achievements since he served as Firefly CEA are obvious to everyone."

Compared with Peter Cooper who has made Columbia Pictures smoky, Michael Lynn, who has been conservative but very steady in style, has managed Firefly Pictures in order for two years. Moreover, Jeffrey Carsonberg and Michael Lynn, who are eyeing their subsidiary Disney, are ready to take over at any time, have not chosen to fight infight with Time Warner management to ensure their status. These are the places Eric admires and values ​​very much.

If possible, Eric will definitely continue to leave Michael Lynn with Fireflies.

The reality is that a company can have two co-presidents, just like Warner during the Steve Rose era, but as the commander, there can only be one CEO. Moreover, Eric has never heard of the exchange of CEOs in a large group with subordinate positions. Once the position is replaced by someone else, as a predecessor, he or she will either be promoted to a higher level of "vulnerability" and serve as a chairman of the board of directors, which maintains influence on the company but does not have much decision-making power, or leave directly.

Most of Firefly's equity is concentrated in Eric's hands, so there is no board of directors. Moreover, even if a board of directors is set up in the future, the position of chairman of the board of directors cannot fall on people outside Eric.

Therefore, once Michael Lynn leaves, he has to choose to leave Fireflies completely.

"Michael is only fifty years old this year?"

For Westerners who generally disagree with their old age, fifty years old can still be considered a stage of being young and strong.

"Fifty-two," Jeffrey said, reaching out and patting Eric on the shoulder: "Eric, I used to think that many of your decisions were very risky, but now I know that you must have been confident at that time. From this point of view, compared to Jeffrey's agility, you are a little conservative. Jeffrey takes over Michael's position and just complements you. So, Eric, have a good talk with Michael. The changes in Hollywood executives are a very common thing, and Michael is only in his early fifties now, and leaving Fireflies has plenty of time to do other things."

What you should face is always faced. Eric took a deep breath and stood up and said, "It's just a little while before I get off work, so I'll go there now."

...

Michael Lynn's secretary was answering the phone. Seeing Eric coming, he quickly covered the microphone and looked at Eric with an inquiring look.

"Help Michael and I make two cups of coffee in," Eric said to the secretary, knocked on Michael's office door a few times, and pushed the door and walked in.

When Michael Lynn saw Eric walking in, his eyes were a little surprised at first, but soon showed a relieved expression. He stood up and asked Eric to sit down on the sofa in the rest area, and smiled and said, "Eric, you were embarrassed just now, right?"

Eric showed an awkward expression. Most Firefly executives were able to realize that Eric wanted Carsonberg to take the lead, and Michael Lynn certainly could not be unclear.

Michael Lynn's secretary pushed the door in with two cups of coffee and quickly retreated out.

Eric sorted out his words and was about to speak, but Michael Lynn said: "Eric, fireflies are getting bigger and bigger, and I find that I am a little helpless in many things. In fact, I have already thought about it in my heart. When my contract expires next year, I will take the initiative to resign and leave the company to do something else."

Now it was Eric's turn to be surprised.

Michael Lynn looked at Eric's surprised expression, smiled slightly, and continued: "My contract period is until April next year, so I will start handing over Fireflies' work from the beginning of next year. In fact, I also think Jeffrey is more suitable for this position than me."

Eric originally thought the conversation would develop into a quarrel, but he didn't expect the situation to be far beyond his expectations.

"Michael, then what are you... leaving Fireflies, what are you going to do?"

"Maybe I will take a break for a while and spend more time with my family. In addition, I like red wine very much. I plan to go to Europe and find a decent winery. After the break, I will definitely return to Hollywood. You know, I have been in this circle since 1967 and have been in business for more than 20 years. Now I will not be able to leave this industry. At that time, I will set up my own production company."

Eric slowly came back to his senses and said to Michael Lynn: "If you need help, you can call me at any time."

"Of course, if possible, I hope you can help me pick the scripts at that time."

Eric put down a big stone in his heart and agreed readily, "Of course there is no problem with this. Speaking of which, we have not talked privately except for the company's party. Let's have a meal together tonight?"

“There is a good Michelin restaurant on Amanda Street. I often go there and try it together at night?”

"Okay, I'll treat you," Eric originally wanted to invite Michael to the Sharp Point Manor, but since the other party personally recommended it, he did not refuse.

"Of course it was you, the boss, who treated you," Michael Lynn smiled heartily, "Then I'll let the secretary call you and see you in the evening."

"See you tonight."

Sending Eric out of the office, Michael Lynn sat back in his comfortable office chair and sighed softly.

Michael Lynn remembered the scene where Eric had contacted him privately more than two years ago. At that time, Eric was not as easy to talk to as before. Michael Lynn would never think that Eric's personality changed drastically after just two years, mainly because his position in his heart had changed. At that time, he was from Robert Shay's side, and at this time, Eric had already regarded him as his own person. This identity recognition is also the reward for his diligent efforts to manage fireflies in the past two years.

Of course, Michael Lynn could not be unfaithful to the position of Firefly Pictures, but he knew better than Robert Shay. When he realized that Eric was likely to let Jeffrey Carsonberg take over after his contract expired, Michael Lynn also had a period of entanglement. But he quickly thought about some things. In a film company like Firefly Pictures, with a simple and direct equity structure, if an infighting is carried out to maintain his position, it will only prompt himself to be swept out.

Although outsiders have always had speculations, Michael Lynn, as the in-game man, knew very well that the "Cutting Throat Island" that caused Disney Pictures and Robert Shea to lose hundreds of millions of dollars in the summer of 1991 was a trap thrown by Eric.

Robert Shay had a big fight with Eric during Fireflies. After leaving, he planned to regroup. However, the good-line film company he runs has not improved in the past two years. Several films he spent huge amounts of money to shoot also ended in a silent and silent manner. Many people have even forgotten Robert Shay.

Of course, Firefly Pictures secretly contributed to the fire. Including the latest DreamWorks Production Company, through various cooperations, the major film companies that Firefly Pictures can directly influence in Hollywood include Sony Columbia, Twentieth Century Fox and MGM. In addition, Firefly Pictures itself, the four major film companies occupy most of Hollywood's power.

Under this terrifying influence, Eric didn't even need any instructions. Several other film companies that directly cooperated with Firefly Pictures would not cooperate with Robert Shay's production company. Even the other three film companies would not easily contact Robert Shay in order to maintain a good relationship with Firefly Pictures.

Having understood these stakes, Michael Lynn certainly didn't want to end up with the same fate as Robert Shay.

So he made the decision just now wisely.

Taking the initiative to withdraw will not only retain his shares in Firefly Pictures, but also receive a generous dividend every year. Moreover, the connections he has accumulated in Firefly Pictures in recent years can also be retained intact. Not to mention Eric Williams, even his successor Jeffrey Carsonberg, will remember his benefits, which will be a great help for him to continue to develop his career in Hollywood in the future.

...

Eric was a little confused at first, but after calming down and thinking, he quickly understood the intention of Michael Lynn to make this decision.

However, Michael Lynn can figure it out that Eric will not treat the other party badly in the future.

There was still some time before I got off work. Eric returned to his office and had just read some documents when the phone rang on the desktop.

Eric picked up the microphone, the outer secretary said something, Eric nodded and said, "Let her come in."

After a moment, the Spanish girl leaned her head and looked at the office, just in time to meet Eric's smiling expression.

"Hi, little wildcat," Eric called out.

When Penelope Cruze heard this title, he relaxedly pushed the door in. The girl was wearing a black suspender dress and holding a delicate white handbag in her hand. She carefully closed the office door. When she walked to Eric's desk, she complained with some resentment: "Eric, I thought you forgot me."

"How is that possible? I just came back from Tokyo yesterday and had not had time to call you." Eric said, hooking his hand at the girl: "Come here, let me kiss."

Eric's desk was very large, and the computer monitor, landline and a bunch of files on the desktop only occupied a small part of the position. Penelope smiled wildly at Eric, and his little hand slightly supported the desktop and jumped up, pushing the stack of files in front of him to the side, and climbed over the desktop slowly to Eric.

Eric smiled in surprise, and didn't mind. He pecked the Spanish girl gently on the lips that came over and asked, "What have you been doing recently?"

Penelope did not go down after kissing. He kicked off the high heels on his feet, swayed his calves, lay lazy on Eric's desk, really like a little wild cat. He looked at Eric who was reading the document with a lively look, and said, "After our training, Michelle said that the plan for "Charlie's Angels" had changed, so we participated in a short-term performance training class."

"Well. It's always right to learn more now. When you become famous in the future, you will definitely not have this time."

"Eric, when will the movie start?"

Eric put down the document and thought for a while, saying, "Do you know the DreamWorks Production Company that Firefly Pictures and MGM jointly established?"

"I know. I just heard about it today."

"This project has been transferred to DreamWorks Production Company. The specific cooperation plan should be released this week. When Paris comes up with a certain plan, the "Charlie's Angels" project will enter the actual production stage. The start-up should be at the end of September. This is a green light project jointly conducted by Fireflies and MGM. The production funds are very abundant and there will be no obstacles."

After getting the information he wanted to know the most, Penelope said satisfied: "I'll tell those two guys later that they are worried that the movie will be ruined."

Eric reached out and pinched Penelope's sharp chin. He joked: "Aren't you worried?"

"Of course not, this is your movie," Penelope shook his head, shook Eric's hand away, then reached out to grab it and pressed it on the table, stretched out his fingers and drew it in Eric's palm, and said, "Eric, my sister has come to Los Angeles. My mother was worried at first that I couldn't take good care of Monica. I...I gave her $200,000. She didn't say anything else. In addition, I bought a house and spent $950,000 in Santa Monica, and a Toyota sedan, $50,000, and my sister's admission fee. I chose a private Spanish middle school..."

Penelope pretended to be innocent, but kept looking at Eric's expression carefully. Although Eric gave her a credit card that could be overdrawn, the smart Spanish girl knew very well that this was definitely not something she could squander at will, especially when she bought that house, the Spanish girl was extremely nervous. It was $950,000. Before she was eighteen years old, she had never imagined that she could brush nearly one million dollars at one time. This money was converted into Spanish currency at this stage, equivalent to 60 million pesetta.

Eric just listened for a moment and interrupted Penelope to continue reporting the bill to himself. Eric actually knew all these things, so he was quite satisfied with Penelope's performance in recent times: "Don't talk about these disappointing things, I don't want to listen."

The Spanish girl immediately stopped and changed the topic and said, "Eric, how about going to my place tonight? Let's see the new home I have arranged?"

"I made dinner with someone, and I can't go back with you," Eric saw Penelope's gaze immediately, and said, "This time it's not suitable to take you there, let's talk about it later."

Penelope did not look disappointed, and asked, "Then you can go to my place after dinner?"

"It may be very late, which will affect your rest."

Penelope shook his head: "It's okay."

"Okay, tell me the address and I'll go there tonight."

Penelope took the pencil and sticky note handed over by Eric, lay on the table and wrote the address. He also took out a key from his handbag and handed it to Eric. Eric took it and put it away. He remembered the other two girls and asked, "Does Kate and Charlize live with you?"

"No, they still live in their original apartment, Eric, why don't I invite them to move here and live together?"

"Ha, no need, I think even if you speak, they won't move there."

Penelope stuck out his tongue. Of course she knew why Eric said this, but she didn't care. She stayed in Eric's office for a while before Penelope said goodbye.

After get off work, Eric and Michael drove to a three-star Michelin restaurant on Amanda Street near Firefly headquarters. During the meal, they didn't talk about anything, but chatted everywhere. Although the physiological age difference was large, Eric had two lifetimes of experience and knowledge not less than Michael Lynn. The two found many common topics, and they were still a little unsatisfied after dinner. Michael Lynn lived in Burbank for the sake of convenience, so they were very familiar with this generation. Soon they took Eric to a bar with a good environment. They didn't separate until it was almost eleven o'clock in the evening.

Eric got into the car drunk and remembered what happened in the afternoon. He took out a note from Zhenyi's pocket and handed it to the driver, saying, "Go to this place."

I don't know how long it took, Eric heard someone calling him, opened his eyes, and saw the driver in the front row pointing out the window and saying, "Mr. Williams, you're here."

Eric turned his head and saw a small villa with lights on the side of the road, and said to the driver: "You guys go back first, just come and pick me up next morning."

After getting off the car, Eric shook his dizzy head and saw under the street lights that this was a white two-story villa with shadows around him and the environment was very good. Spanish girls are quite good at choosing places.
Chapter completed!