Chicago 1990

"Who is knocking at the door?"

"Me." Sloan said.

"Coffee, thank you."

Suffering from a hangover, his head was splitting, Song Ya pulled his hair in pain and looked back. Why did he bring Irina Pantaieva back last night? This woman is older than Xue Linfen, and her son is almost ready to make soy sauce.

But... He is an authentic yellow race, with Slavic descent, but not many.

Forget it, don't worry, anyway, I'm finished filming my part, I will leave the crew today. He went to the dressing room outside. Only Ms. Sloan and Old Mike were there. Old Mike pointed to the watch. It should be almost time for departure.

I hate it. I have a private jet but I can’t take it. I have to catch the flight. The money is spent. "Wait."

He trot to wash, and came back for a cup of hot coffee, Sloan brewed himself.

Comfortable, he sighed comfortably.

"You don't want me to help pack your luggage, do you?"

Sloan glanced into the mess, fanning his nose in disgust.

"no, I'm fine."

Biting on the peanut butter sandwich brought in by the silencer, he hurriedly packed his luggage. There was nothing important on the set except for the laptop. The files and the like were kept in Jimmy's place. "Go call Jimmy and Shakira, silence. Device."

Shakira did not participate last night, but since learning that Motura failed to return to Sony Columbia Records that day, her agent Estefan left her on her own and ran away, and she didn’t have Mira and the others. task.

Then take it with you.

‘I’m going back to Chicago in a hurry. ’

He rushed to the airport, before boarding the plane, he got the permission of old Mike to send group text messages to Xue Linfen, Milla and Angelina Ake.

Old Mike's security measures are foolproof, so it costs a lot of money, and in order to make the itinerary to release smoke bombs, or drive around irregularly, there are pros and cons. The time spent on the road has increased.

For example, when a group of people drove back to their home in Highland Park, Xue Linfen actually arrived earlier.

"Snow... Xuelin? Why are you here? Faster than me?"

"I called Goodman when I received the text message. Your private jet happened to be parked in Miami."

Xue Linfen, who was already rolling her sleeves to help the servant, pointed to the others in the hall.

"Hey, Goodman, Diane, Cochrane..." Song Ya greeted her dream lawyer team.

"No." Xue Linfen realized that he hadn't noticed the target person, and pushed his arm from behind to signal.

"Oh, Mr. McKennick, sorry."

It turned out that the president of Fox Pictures, whom I met only two days ago, was also there, "Welcome to Chicago."

"I went to the studio to find you, and Xue Lin said that you were back in Chicago and just dropped by."

Bill McKennick, the former head of Disney's international distribution department and the founder of Bowei Pictures, pioneered the direct selling model of film and video tapes entering the hypermarket, which greatly reduced the dependence of Hollywood filmmakers on intermediaries such as chain audio-visual giants. Disney made great contributions and only jumped to the helm of Fox Pictures in 1993.

This top Hollywood manager is in his forties, white, young and powerful, with a loud voice, with a capable short beard on his upper lip, and a little rough, not the same as the exquisite impression of other Hollywood bigwigs.

He had nothing to do with himself. He had already left Disney when the Cat and Mouse game was released by Bowei. Oh, no. The ex-wife’s bleak box office tears of Star Dreams were produced when he later took charge of Fox Pictures. He also gave it to Old Larry played an art film that lost even harder...

"I didn't expect to arrive earlier than the master." He joked.

"Give me some time to think about it." Song Ya smiled bitterly when he chased home again.

Over there, Xue Linfen also saw Shakira who was following Sloan, and she sighed silently, "Come with me and take you to the guest room."

"Thank you." The Latin girl lowered her head in embarrassment under the gaze of her and a large house lawyer, and was led upstairs by Xue Linfen silently.

"Fox can't wait long."

Bill McKennick didn't do any meaningless bluffs, "Need me to go up and dance for you? APLUS." In front of so many lawyers present, he pointed to the table in the hall for a moment of silence.

The lawyers were amused by these words. They should have introduced themselves to each other and talked about the Titanic project.

"You are too funny to be too funny."

Then continue talking, Song Ya gestured with a smile, "Please sit down."

"Why not? Right now, 60 million people are worth selling for."

This guy is estimated to be driven mad by the Titanic project, but he did not completely lie down, and said after sitting down: "I know this amount is too large, but you still need to make a decision as soon as possible. Before the middle of the month, Otherwise we can only continue to choose to cooperate with Paramount."

It's early December. "There are only two weeks left to make a decision? How about the cooperation conditions on Paramount?" Song Ya asked.

"They have always been harsh, and they are my last resort."

Naturally, Bill McKennick will not reveal his hole cards, but the words have been very clear, the transaction deadline, other options, etc., "Also, Mr. Murdoch wants to see you, the specific time and place let your people and his Talk to the office."

"Okay." Song Ya looked at Ms. Sloan, and she nodded upstairs to call.

"Your situation is not that bad, is it? Braveheart, Broken Arrow, and Independence Day are all big hits." Song Ya reported the other party's proud work in his memory.

"The survivors are biased. Everyone only focuses on successful projects. Fox Pictures has a huge booth..."

Indeed, if the thieves eat meat but the thieves are beaten, Fox will definitely lose a lot of money. In addition, Bill McKennick is also expanding wildly after he took over. For example, he established the benchmark Miramax and tried to break into it. Fox Searchlight subsidiary in the field of independent film.

"Won't Mr. Murdoch help you solve your difficulties?" asked Cochrane, who is most familiar with Hollywood and was born in Los Angeles among a group of Chicago lawyers.

"Don't mention it."

Bill McKennick waved his hand, not wanting to talk about this topic.

Song Ya knows that the tycoon, who has been expanding wildly in the global media industry for more than ten years, has had a hard time recently. Fox Pictures' parent company News Corporation has debts of up to 8 billion dollars this year.

"The Titanic project...you bet too much." Cochrane said again.

"Yeah, the only good news is that this project was not decided by me."

Bill McKennick said, "Fox Pictures has been a strong gambler in history, or would not be ridiculed as "Fox is always on the verge of bankruptcy". For example, as you all know, the Cleopatra project...200 In the end, the 10,000 budget burned 44 million production costs, but the box office was only 26 million. That was the era in 1963 when the rice knife was still US dollars."

"But you still live into the 90s, don't you?" Cochrane laughed: "The Sound of Music, Star Wars..."

"Yes, this time I can only trust Cameron. After all, he has filmed Terminator, True Lies and other series, and is the best commercial film director in Hollywood."

Bill McKennick looked at Song Ya, "I know that the outside world is not very optimistic about the truck driver, because movies about the sea and the big ship have unsuccessful cases such as the future of the water world and the cutthroat island, but I believe in the Titanic. It will be different. The legend of that sunken ship is eternal in the eyes of the British and American people."

"Last month there seems to be a movie with the same name (Chinese name: The Sinking of the Titanic). This theme has been put on the big screen too many times and anyone can shoot it." Song Ya said.

"Ugh!"

Bill McKennick really has nothing to do. It is similar to boasting that it is full of loopholes. He has already said in front of too many potential financiers or peers, if not all have been ruthlessly rejected, why should he put down his body to chase a 22-year-old What about black stars?

He lowered his head helplessly and sighed, "Anyway, I know you are a smart businessman APLUS. Sixty million is not a small number for anyone. I think you will definitely do related homework, so don't say anything extra."

"Everyone, let's have something to eat first." Xuelinfen settled down for Shakira and invited the lawyers and Bill McKennick to the restaurant.

"Where are Susie and others?"

Song Ya asked her.

"Go to the scene of the assault and robbery of Tony and others." Goodman replied.

It’s no wonder that I didn’t see Hamlin. "The court is on? The other party won’t drag on?" After Song Ya shook hands with Cochrane, Diane Lockhard, Will Gardner and other barristers, he stayed outside the restaurant to talk to Goode. Man talked in a low voice.

"Yes, the attitude suddenly softened a lot."

Goodman blinked, "After Motura failed to return to Sony Columbia Records, it should be the people behind the prosecution who tended to give up."

"Where is my first girlfriend?" Song Ya asked Ellie about her **** case.

"Probably similar, Ellie's attorney has already proposed a settlement agreement with us, asking for a price of about one million dollars." Goodman replied.

"No reconciliation, no reconciliation with Goodman." The **** suspect cannot be reconciled casually, and it will be as unclear as MJ's time.

"I know, don't worry."

Goodman glanced at Bill McKennick, who was already seated in the restaurant, and asked, "What's the status of this man in Hollywood? How about compared to Shirley Lansing?"

"One of the seven heads, his power is very stable, and his personal connections may be a bit worse than Shirley Lansing. His predecessor at Fox is Shirley Lansing." Song Ya replied.

"A big boss?"

"A big man."

"Wow..." Goodman sighed, "Then his posture is low enough today~www.wuxiaspot.com~ I thought it was just a middle-level Fox at first."

"Of course, I am his life-saving straw now." Song Ya smiled.

"How does it feel to be chased by this kind of person?"

"Hey, very good." Song Ya grinned triumphantly. After sniping off Motula and catching the handle of Dunburton, he finally survived the most difficult period. The situation in all directions is visible to the naked eye. Get better.

"My law firm will assist Yeremov and Fox in the negotiation." Goodman added: "Ovitz also helped me choose a law firm in Los Angeles as a merger target."

"Well, stare at Yeremov. He always habitually lowers himself in front of Hollywood giants."

Song Ya reminded: "Many people around me are afraid of Fox. For example, old Larry, he may feel guilty about saving a movie on Fox. He helped them spread the word on the Florida studio several times to create a chance to meet me. ."

"I understand." Goodman nodded.

"Go in, don't let Mr. McKennick wait too long." Xue Linfen came out to urge.

"And her, haha." Song Ya smiled and whirled Xue Linfen's arm.

"What am I?" Xue Linfen didn't know why.

"It's nothing, thanks for your hard work, Xue Lin." Song Ya touched her swollen belly again, "You don't have to make a special trip to Chicago, it's too cold here."

"It's okay." She replied softly.

"Don't you need to stare at the Apu Zheng Chuan crew?" Song Ya asked again.

"No, we have to leave the Florida studio and return to Los Angeles to shoot a few indoor scenes and start post-production at the same time." She replied.

"Ok."

"Hurry up, go go, everyone is waiting." Xue Linfen pushed him into the restaurant.