America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM

Chapter 276 275. It’s time to close the net

"How on earth did you find Barle Farley? Japan, you can actually go to Japan and capture him!" Eric asked curiously.

"you guess."

"I can't guess. Are there any of your friends or relatives in Sony? Are you a secret police officer? Are you an international police officer? Hehe, if you think about it this way, it sounds a bit like Hollywood."

"How would you feel if I said your guess was right?" Judy looked at Eric with a smile.

Ha ha ha ha

Eric laughed and then reacted.

"Are you kidding me?"

"Is it necessary to joke? No matter what happens, there must be a reasonable explanation. The fact that I found Barle Farley is unreasonable in itself, so the reason must be even more outrageous."

As she spoke, Judy's smile disappeared and her expression became serious: "Eric Cooper, let me ask you a question, what is my name?"

"Judy, we have known each other for several years, Miss."

"My full name."

"Judy Newhouse!"

"Well, Judy Castrol Infantevo Newhouse to be precise!"

"Wow! This is the first time I've heard you mention it. It feels like it's from Africa."

"It's very long. I hate it, but it seems to be popular in this circle. The longer a family name is, the harder it is to remember."

"What? You're becoming more and more like the Riddler." Eric keenly realized something was wrong.

"Let me ask you another question, where am I from?"

"New York."

"How many members are there in my family? What do my parents do?"

"Uh" Eric got stuck.

"Can you tell me about Warren, Billy, and Bordeaux, but not me?"

"Uh let me think."

Seeing him thinking seriously, Judy shook her head: "Don't think about it, because I didn't say it at all. Don't you realize? We have known each other for seven years, but you don't seem to know much about me."

"I just don't know your family, but I still know your people." Eric shrugged.

"So this all has something to do with your family?"

"Yes, did you think of anything?"

Eric took a breath: "You have made it so clear. If you don't know, you will be a fool. To be honest, I have thought about this issue before, but it feels more like a fantasy. ”

"But it turns out that fantasy can happen around you. It's more and more like a Hollywood movie."

It is not surprising that the Newhouse family members can find Barrefali once they use their family connections.

As a family that came to the United States for development in the last century, the surname Newhouse has been glorious in the United States for nearly a hundred years, and is still one of the big families.

Especially in the fields of media, entertainment, fashion and other fields, the Newhouse family has always had great influence.

It controls or holds shares in a large number of newspapers, magazines, and television stations.

Even in today's era of rapid development of the Internet and the decline of the paper media industry, although the Newhouse family is also in a period of decline, the scale of the family industry can still reach hundreds of billions of dollars.

With someone from this family taking action, it would certainly not be difficult to extract information about Barlefali from the Six Majors.

"The Newhouse family, so I suddenly have a super rich friend?"

"That's fine if you want to understand it that way."

Eric took the wine glass and poured it: "Very good news, worth celebrating, let's drink!"

"The apple of a big family works in my company, and then lends a helping hand in times of crisis. I have to adapt this story into a script."

"By the way, miss, why do you want to hide it from us?"

Judy picked up the glass and drank it all: "Because I want to live a happier life, but I don't feel comfortable in New York."

"Haha. The story is more interesting. The young lady who made her fortune from scratch hides her name and vows to prove herself. Is this the plot?"

"No, because they don't like xxx! It's seen as a shame!"

Stopping the cup and throwing chopsticks, I can't eat. I draw my sword and look around at a loss.

Eric put away his teasing thoughts and felt that although Judy was calm when she spoke, there was some bitterness and helplessness mixed in it.

"What's going on?" he asked seriously.

"I don't know. Anyway, my parents don't like it, but it's natural. They gave birth to me, but they hope to change."

"Starting in my teenage years, when I realized there was a problem, conflicts began to erupt."

"And then it got to this point, I can't change them, they can't change me, that's it."

After hesitating for a moment, Eric asked: "So...is this an exchange?"

Judy nodded: "Well, Bar Refaeli at least made me see that even if you really follow your heart, there may not be a good ending."

"So if you think about it carefully, following their advice may not be a bad outcome. I can go home openly and use the privileges that this surname brings."

"I don't have to listen to your orders anymore. To be honest, sometimes your instructions seem quite stupid, hahaha."

Judy was laughing, but Eric couldn't.

He didn't like this, he didn't like this feeling of indebtedness. Although Judy was indeed responsible for this matter, the root cause was that he sent her to Israel. In short, he didn't like the scene of being saved by sacrifice.

And the thought of forcibly changing one's sexual orientation is very disgusting.

Men, ask yourself, can you stand the film? Eric was afraid of needle eyes anyway.

"what can I do?"

"There is nothing to do. This is my own choice. I have reached an agreement with them. I will go back and be a normal girl. The Newhouse family will give MGM some help."

"Are you leaving Los Angeles?"

"For the time being, at least I have to go back and pretend for a while. I can't come back until they relax their vigilance. Don't forget that I still have shares in MGM, but this matter requires your cooperation."

"Just ask if you want to cooperate, as long as I can do it."

"When I went back to New York this time, I actually lied to my family. I told them that you had been pursuing me, but I didn't agree."

"Huh?" Eric was stunned.

"Don't act surprised. Have you forgotten that you did pursue me when you first entered the freshman year? Have you forgotten?"

Eric scratched his head, thinking that it wasn't me, and besides, he had long forgotten such a trivial matter.

"I promised them to be a normal girl and accept your love. Only in this way will they let me come back to Los Angeles. Do you understand?"

"I understand, so you need me to go back with you and meet your parents?"

"That's probably true. You are the youngest super billionaire. At least after knowing it is you, they are quite satisfied and agree with our relationship."

"Of course, I also said that you didn't get what you asked for, and ended up with Gal Gadot instead, but you and the other person were just playing around, and the person you really love is me."

"Anyway, as long as I give them reassurance, I think I will be allowed to come back to work soon. After all, they also hope that I can get into a normal relationship as soon as possible, and they will not prevent us from being separated for a long time."

"Actually, I have also considered Billy or Bordeaux, but they are too low-key. My parents won't even let them in. You are more respectable."

"If you have no objection, we need to go to New York as soon as possible. The earlier we go, the better it will be for MGM."

Eric shrugged: "Do you think I have any other choice? I can only wrong Gadot, but what if I'm exposed in the future?"

"We'll talk about the future matters later. Let's get through this hurdle first."

"Well, when I become the richest man in the world in the future, I will acquire the Newhouse family's business and leave it to you. Let's see who else dares to gossip."

Judy chuckled: "I don't know how much money the family business has, but I'm afraid it won't be any easier than if you bought the six major companies together, but it's always good to have a goal."

Eric patted her shoulder: "You must have confidence as a person. The reason why many things can be successful is not only due to personal efforts, but also due to the times."

"If your family still maintains this old business model, I think this goal will be achieved in ten years."

"You're saying we're going downhill?"

"This is not obvious. Print media all over the world are in decline, and media groups have begun to sell off some loss-making businesses. This is the general trend."

"Okay, maybe you can talk about it in front of my parents, they will definitely like you very much."

Just as he said, Eric's private plane landed at the New York airport on Monday morning.

He came here to do two things this time, one was to sing a play with Judy, and the other was to meet with Sergey Hassenfeld.

It has been more than half a year since "Transformers" was released. According to the popularity of sales, the gambling agreement is almost completed.

The car drove all the way and finally came to a manor in the suburbs.

"Is this your home?" Eric asked.

"Well, I will live here for a while in the summer. The air, environment, and temperature are all more comfortable than in the city."

"It looks like it occupies a large area, even bigger than McQueen's Neverland."

"But it's not as fun as Neverland. There aren't as many rides here."

The electronic gate opened and the car entered the manor. It drove all the way and finally stopped in front of a European-style villa. A group of fish were swimming happily in the fountain next to it.

At the door, a middle-aged couple stood there, accompanied by a man dressed as a butler.

Judy's father's name is Thomas Newhouse, who is younger than Charlie Cooper and looks like a gentle scholar.

Her mother, Ferry Newhouse, has a sleek hairstyle and a strong personality according to Judy. She is her father's assistant and adviser in his career.

Judy also has an older brother, but he did not appear today.

Eric got out of the car first, then helped Judy open the door and extended his hand to help her get out of the car, fully demonstrating his gentlemanly demeanor.

Damn, I haven’t played this kind of scene in years.

Thomas Newhouse came over with a smile: "Judy, welcome home my daughter, and you Eric, nice to meet you."

Eric shook hands with the other party, and nodded to Ferry Newhouse, while Judy snorted a few times.

Entering the house, everyone started chatting.

Today's scene was a bit weird. For this couple, it was probably the first meeting with their future uncle.

Fortunately, the Chinese style is not popular here. Everyone is a respectable person, and their family background is semi-public, so the focus is on talking about their feelings.

"Eric, I just found out a few days ago that you are college classmates. Judy has a very independent personality and has never told us about her college life."

Eric thought to himself, it's better that he didn't run out of the country just to avoid you.

With a smile on his face, he said: "Yes, five of our classmates rented a house together at that time, and we all lived together. We are still working together now."

"So you started pursuing her when you were a freshman?"

"Yes, but Judy has always focused on her studies and making money. I thought her family situation was not very good, so I hired her to work at MGM after graduation. I never expected that she was actually this Newhouse. "

"Thomas, no wonder Judy's business ability is so strong. It seems that everything comes from the influence of her family. It's you who make her strong."

Ha ha ha ha

Everyone likes to hear good things, and Mr. and Mrs. Newhouse suddenly laughed.

"No, I'm not kidding. Judy is really good. She has a unique vision and business sense."

"She was the one who discovered several blockbuster movies at MGM. Now she is a very important manager and one of the cores of the company."

"I still have shares, which are now worth at least 60 to 70 million U.S. dollars. This is all my hard work." Judy added proudly.

"Thomas, Feli, I also want to thank you. Thank you for helping find Barle Farley this time."

Ferry Newhouse smiled: "It's easy to do, you are college classmates, and now you choose to come together, I am happy to help."

"But as it stands now, MGM is still facing serious challenges, and you have chosen a difficult path."

"But the reward for getting through is amazing, isn't it?" Eric steals.

"Feli, Eric is only 24 years old. He has a lot of time and energy to fight hard. It's not a bad thing for young people to exercise more, not to mention he has the capital."

We had lunch at Judy's house and talked until the afternoon.

Finally, at Judy's urging, the Newhouses let Eric go.

During this period, Feili also made many insinuations, hoping that the two of them would take the next step as soon as possible and let their relationship continue to heat up.

Eric responded enthusiastically to this mother's passionate expectations and showed his love.

As for Judy, naturally she still looked half-dead.

The two also agreed to help Eric when he encountered difficulties.

And I don’t know if Eric performed too well. The Newhouses let him go on the spot and did not force Judy to stay. It was an unexpected surprise.

After leaving Newhouse's house, Eric went straight to Sergey's house.

After planning for so long, it’s time for Hasbro to close its net.