America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 156 Tango at the Moulin Rouge

Late at night, the crisp silver bells tinkled in the bedroom.

Nicole's face was red and she was completely naked.

She only wore bracelets and anklets, the beautiful navel ring hanging on her lower abdomen, and the concentric knot necklace that Eric gave her when he returned from China.

Her body danced with the singing, and the background music was her famous work "Moulin Rouge".

Under the dim and ambiguous light, the trinkets sparkled with the ringing of the bell.

Each gentle dance movement is drawn on her smooth body, faintly visible and beautiful.

Suddenly, Nicole walked up to Eric with dancing steps, stretched out her slender thighs, and lightly touched Eric's chin with her toes painted with red nail polish.

Eric's eyes fell on the opening and closing between his legs, which was already slightly moist.

Nicole's eyes were as charming as silk, and her breath was like orchid: "My love, would you like to dance with me?"

Eric kissed her gently on the instep, grabbed her thigh with one hand, stood up suddenly, and had already wrapped his other hand around Nicole's slender waist.

His eyes flashed in the dim light, full of desire and power.

"As you wish, my beauty, let us dance that classic tango!"

Nicole's fingers were slightly on the back of her head, as if the Milky Way had fallen into the sky, and her long hair was falling down like a waterfall.

At the same time, the opera on the gramophone played the classic "El Tango de Roxanne".

"Roseanne, why does my heart weep?"

"Roxanne, I feel like I have no strength in my body."

"Roxanne, you can leave me!"

"But don't be hypocritical!"

Accompanied by passionate singing, Eric and Nicole danced the famous tango dance.

Nicole seemed to have returned to "Moulin Rouge", her eyes became sharp and melancholy, and her movements were soft and contained power.

One of her legs was hooked around Eric's waist, her hands brushed across his chest, and then inserted into his shirt, her arms like snakes swimming around.

Eric felt the soft and flexible movement on the surface of his skin, and the white shirt he was wearing had disappeared.

Her lips kissed Nico's neck, and the woman raised her head high, like a beautiful swan.

In the gramophone, the majestic opera becomes more passionate.

"Roxanne, please believe in my sincerity."

"When I say I love you!"

"Even if I endure hardships, I will love you until death!"

"Until death comes!"

The passionate kiss separated, and the confused footsteps trampled.

Nicole leaned back against Eric, her delicate skin rubbing against the other's solid chest.

Eric's hands wandered over her body, sometimes over the mountain peaks, sometimes over the deep hills.

The feeling of intoxication evaporates with the music, as if the air is scattered with aphrodisiac messages.

"oh"

A faint whisper, just like the silent way she expresses her love in the movie.

Nicole raised one leg slightly, tilted her head back to look at Eric's chin, and put her hands around his waist. Their bodies inadvertently created the most beautiful posture.

Her jewel-like eyes seemed to steal Eric's heart away.

In the morning, Eric gently played with the small ornament on Nicole's belly button, while she lay lazily on his body like a kitten.

Slowly opening her eyes, Eric kissed her forehead: "You woke up a little early today, my dear."

After yawning, Nicole said complainingly: "If you didn't touch me, I could sleep longer."

Looking down at the hickeys on her body, she pointed to her neck: "Is there one here?"

"Well, a little bit, but you can say you were scratched by a cat. Don't you have a cat named Kitty at home?"

"Can cat scratches and hickeys be the same? You don't know how sharp those paparazzi's eyes are. It seems I need to hide at home."

"By the way, what's going on between you and James Murdoch? I felt like there was something unpleasant between you last night."

Eric briefly explained the matter, and Nicole couldn't help but said angrily: "This guy has gone too far. With 50% of the shares, his appetite is also huge."

"Nicole, are you familiar with James Murdoch?"

Nicole shook her head slightly: "Not acquaintance, just acquaintance. In fact, I have a better relationship with his sister Elizabeth Murdoch and brother Lachlan Murdoch. I didn't expect him to come to the party. "

"So what kind of person is this James? What is his personality? What are his abilities? Do you understand him?"

Nicole thought for a while: "I probably know something. Elizabeth once complained to me about her two younger brothers. All three of them were born to Murdoch's second wife Anna."

"My elder brother Lachlan has a more conservative personality, while my younger brother James has a more radical personality. Did you know? He refused journalism related to the family business and instead chose film history at Harvard University."

"But in order to show his personality and ability, and to leave his father's control, he dropped out of Harvard to pursue hip-hop music. Can you imagine how weird this is?"

Eric sneered when he heard hip-hop. He had no interest in hip-hop to begin with, and Eminem made him hate this genre of music.

"Later, his hip-hop company was acquired by his father Murdoch, and James returned to work in the group. Facts have proved that he has not proven anything, only that he is a rebellious child."

"So I'm not surprised that he dares to ask you directly for half of the shares. This person has this kind of character."

"Isn't this James the president of Asia Star TV? I heard that he has made Star TV so impressive that he must be quite capable." Eric said.

"Then I don't know. I have heard about it, but everyone knows that there is disharmony within the Murdoch family."

"This old man has been married for the third time. His current wife Wendi Deng has a very bad relationship with Anna's three children."

"When it comes to the power struggle within the group and the distribution of Murdoch's property, it's surprising that it's good!" Eric said.

"Yes, and even the relationship between the three sisters is not harmonious. The eldest brother Lachlan is following Murdoch's path and is determined to develop the newspaper news business."

"As for James, his personality determines that he doesn't like the newspaper industry, so he hopes that the group will focus on the film and entertainment business."

"Eric, I think that competing with you in the ring is most likely a decision made by James Murdoch alone. Old Murdoch may not approve of him."

Eric turned over and lay on the bed, and Nicole straddled his waist. She rubbed her shoulders and back with her palms. She knew that her man was struggling.

"Dear, do you need me to make peace with this? Competition is never a good thing. The two movies know how to avoid each other."

His big hands gently roamed over the smooth skin, enjoying the massage from the Oscar-winning actress. Eric's skin spread comfortably.

"No, don't get involved. He can come if he wants, even if he includes his father Murdoch."

"I am not short of funds. At least supporting Facebook's operations is not a problem for now. Although public opinion will have a certain influence on the public."

"But the root of its influence is the quality of Facebook itself. As long as Facebook itself has no problems and always maintains its advantages, people will know how to choose."

"It is human nature to pursue excellence. No one likes to use bad things if they are good, just like everyone likes to watch good movies."

"What about "Sharknado"?" Nicole asked teasingly.

"Uh, don't interrupt, or I'll spank you!"

"Actually, the only thing I'm worried about is that he will stumble politically. If some departments are mobilized to use their power to restrict Facebook, that would be troublesome."

"Anyway, just take it one step at a time. In normal business competition, I can crush him to death!"

It's Monday, and the box office results for the third week of "The Purge" have been released.

Compared with the second week, the box office continued to drop 48%, taking in US$14 million, and the total North American box office reached US$86 million.

According to this trend, if there is a large-scale response for another week, half of the theaters will cancel the screening, and the remaining eight or nine hundred theaters will continue to show the film.

By the end of the fifth week, when large-scale screenings are completely over, the box office potential will be almost exhausted.

At that time, "Pirates of the Caribbean" will also be released in the summer.

The leader in North America is still "Finding Nemo". After taking in $65 million at the box office in its first week, Nemo the Clownfish continued its strong run with $49 million in its second week.

The box office decline trend is only 25%, which is far lower than the halving of ordinary movies, which shows the excellence of excellent G-level cartoons.

As a publishing company, Mickey Mouse is going to make a fortune again this time.

In terms of global box office, "The Purge" has opened in Spain, Russia, Switzerland and other European countries. It has also been released in India. Now only Japan, a relatively large overseas box office, is still waiting.

The global box office also increased by US$8.3 million, with the total overseas box office reaching US$31 million. The global cumulative box office is currently US$1.7 billion.

For such a low-budget thriller, this is already a pretty good result.

In the MGM building, Eric stood in the lobby on the first floor. This time he was going to greet guests from the Ministry of National Defense.

At that time, it only cost a bargain price of US$10 million to obtain the cooperation permission from the Ministry of Defense. Today is the time for inspection.

The inspection officer must be well served, otherwise the original schedule may have to be changed.

As a Hummer arrived in front of the building, three men in military uniforms got out of the car. Among the three, Eric only knew Lieutenant Colonel Freeman.

After smiling and shaking hands with the other party, Lieutenant Colonel Freeman introduced both parties.

"Eric, this is Major General Gainholtz, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Defense, and this is Colonel Angela Winchester, Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance."

Eric shook hands with the two of them. The former's palm was rough and he should have experienced military experience.

The latter's palms are relatively delicate, and he may have been promoted from the civil service.

According to what Lieutenant Colonel Freeman said at the beginning, the end of the ordinary people in the US military is the colonel. Almost everyone who can go further has a complicated relationship behind them. The two people in front of him should be of this type.

The three of them were invited to the company's internal cinema, where dad was waiting, and everyone chatted for a while.

"Mr. Cooper, don't waste time. Let's start quickly. I have something to deal with at noon."

Eric nodded: "Okay."

On the big screen, the movie officially started, and there was no pretitle, and it went directly to the main film.

The movie is still a preliminary version, the special effects are incomplete, the Transformers are not vivid, and some places are blurry.

During the screening, Eric looked towards the Ministry of National Defense from time to time, and saw the other person's expression alternately frowning and nodding, which made people confused.

Two hours later, as the urban battle ended, Megatron was killed and the Decepticons fled to death.

"Okay, let's stop here." Major General Gainholtz said.

Eric gestured, the big screen closed and the lights came back on.

"Major General Hotz, what do you think? Let's go to the conference room and talk about it," Dad suggested.

After looking at the time, Major General Hotz wanted to just chat on the spot, but Eric immediately winked when he saw this.

Next to him, Lieutenant Colonel Freeman advised: "General, there are not many people in the conference room and it is quiet. It would be nice to change the environment after watching the explosion for a long time."

Hearing the quiet words, Major General Hotz looked at Lieutenant Colonel Freeman meaningfully: "Okay, let's go to the conference room."

In the conference room, irrelevant personnel were cleared out. This was a closed-door meeting.

It didn't take long, half an hour later, a group of people walked out of the conference room laughing.

Major General Hotz said: "Eric, although I don't know how to make movies, I also know that directors as young as you are rare."

"The filming of "Transformers" was very good, especially showing the determination and courage of our military to defy powerful enemies, defend the people, and defend our country."

"Angra, when you get back, make a report to the Ministry of National Defense and report the results of what we just discussed. In principle, you are satisfied with the quality of the movie."

"Okay, it's getting late. I have to rush back for a meeting."

Dad immediately took the other person's hand: "Major General Hotz, it's almost noon, and you can't go hungry during the meeting."

"I've prepared lunch. MGM will make a Transformers sequel in the future, and I need your help."

Major General Hotz pretended to be reserved for a while, and then was encouraged by Lieutenant Colonel Freeman to stay and have a shitty meeting, just an excuse.

Even if it was a real meeting, it would still be held without him, but now there are real benefits to be gained, and it is too easy to distinguish which is more important.

Moments later, two cars left the MGM building one after the other.

By the time the people from the Ministry of National Defense were sent away, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Eric and Dad were both drunk.

Damn, this group of troops is really fierce. They are similar to those from China. The higher the rank, the greater the drinking capacity.

At first everyone was a little reserved, but when the hostess came up and after a few drinks, the whole group started to dance wildly.

It was actually just after two o'clock when we finished the meal, and everyone knew what we were going to do in the next two hours.

In the end, the three of them ate, had fun, and drank well, and each walked away with a fee.

As for Eric, he disdains playing with these high-end prostitutes. The women around him are of high quality, so naturally he looks down on those vulgar girls.