America: Starting with the acquisition of MGM.

Chapter 341 339. I would like to recommend a friend to you. Her name is Judy Newhouse

"I found that I really don't have enough money to spend. I just got billions from selling Facebook, and before I can even warm my arms to it, I have to give away tens of billions to others."

"Has the acquisition been settled? Has the price been agreed upon?" Avril asked in a low voice.

"Almost. Although the contract hasn't been signed yet, it's almost settled. There shouldn't be any accidents."

"The government has already intervened. As long as there are no unexpected problems with the antitrust investigation, the deal will be completed soon, within two months."

"It only takes two months for you to own Warner? That's fast!"

“Just follow the process.”

"But why is it that from what I read in the news, it usually takes one to two years or even several years for a company to be acquired?" Avril asked in confusion.

Eric laughed and said, "Because we can't agree on the price. If you offer a bargaining chip that others can't refuse, they will be eager to sell it to you and worry that you will change your mind."

"Then there's the government investigation. This stage can be fast or slow. It depends on whether you have strong enough connections or whether someone is deliberately sabotaging you. The good news is that I have relatively strong connections."

"The last thing is whether there are other disruptors who suddenly show up to compete. They may not really want to acquire you, but may just want to disgust you and slow down your progress."

"But the timing of my acquisition proposal is very sudden. It requires more than 500 billion US dollars in cash, and it must be paid in one lump sum. Who can come up with it in a short time?"

"Even if it is Microsoft, the world's largest company, it is impossible to come up with such a large amount of money in a short period of time. Cash is not shares or fixed assets."

"500 billion US dollars has surpassed the GDP of many countries in the world."

Avril didn't hear what the man said next, because she only felt a buzzing in her ears: "500, 500 billion US dollars! OMG! Honey, I suddenly feel dizzy."

Eric pinched her face and looked into her confused eyes: "Are you scared by this number?"

"Yes, I won't dare to hit you again in the future. If I hurt your fingernail, I won't be able to pay for it even if I lose everything."

"It doesn't matter if you can't afford it, just give yourself to me as compensation."

"Huh! Didn't I give it to you a long time ago?"

"Not enough, I want more here."

"Hate it, stop touching me, someone saw us!"

"No one can see it, don't worry, I have experience."

"Huh? Asshole! You mean you do this with other people all the time?"

"Uh of course not, I just want to be with you every day."

"Oh! No, dear, you're making me uncomfortable. You're so rich, you should buy a movie theater and forbid outsiders to enter."

Eric increased the frequency of his fingers and whispered in her ear: "What's the point! I just like this atmosphere and enjoy this exciting feeling."

It is already June and the summer vacation has arrived. MGM films have begun to be released and are back in major theaters.

As soon as the news was released, movie fans and theater owners were all excited and danced with joy.

As we all know, MGM movies are synonymous with fun, novelty and beauty.

In the past two months, major companies have released a lot of backlog films, many of which are bad. Everyone is almost sick of watching them and is in urgent need of good movies to refresh their eyes.

Good looks mean box office, and box office means profit. What theater owners need most are high-grossing commercial movies.

As a symbol of its reopening, MGM took on two films at once.

They are the low-budget science fiction film "Chronicle" and James Wan's new work "The Conjuring 2".

There are also some blockbuster movies. Movies such as "Drive", "The Hangover 2", "Transformers 2" and "The Twilight Saga" have already been produced.

But Eric is waiting. This time he will play the role of a hunter, and his target is naturally Disney.

According to the plans announced this year, Disney will release movies such as "Mulan 2", "Winnie the Pooh and the Great Adventure of Hexagram", and "Tarzan 2".

They are all Mickey Mouse’s flagship IPs, and each has a considerable reputation, so who else should we attack if not you?

They just wait for Disney's movies to come out, then rush in and tear each other to pieces.

Regarding "Chronicles" and "The Conjuring 2", Eric originally wanted to take Ivy to see the latter.

It's a horror movie, so when a girl is scared, she will naturally snuggle into his arms.

But unexpectedly, Ivy didn't dare to watch it at all and refused to go to the cinema. They had no choice but to choose "Chronicle".

As Neil Blomkamp's first directorial work, Eric approved a budget of $1500 million.

It’s definitely not enough for playing Inception, but it’s good enough for one or two big scenes.

After all, Neil has been with me for two years. Considering his level, it should not be a problem for him to handle a low-budget science fiction film.

Eric did not attend the preliminary hearing and went straight to the finished film today.

If the filming is not good, I will call him and scold him tomorrow. He’d better come back and continue to learn as an assistant director for me.

"Is this the Blair Witch scene?"

Seeing the DV-like scenes on the big screen, Ivy couldn't help but ask.

"It's a pseudo-documentary style. It looks more real this way and can reduce costs. This is the picture of the male lead. You'll know if you keep watching."

The story begins to slowly unfold, and the protagonist Andrew lives in a suffocating and desperate family.

His father was an alcoholic and enjoyed domestic violence and beating him.

My mother is exhausted from the pressure of life and is also seriously ill. She is in critical condition and no one knows when she will collapse.

The repressed life since childhood made Andrew taciturn, unsociable and friendless.

He is a typical victim of American bullying. No matter at home, in society or at school, he is the most insignificant person, a small character who can be stepped on by anyone.

If there are one few bright spots, it is probably that my cousin is nice to me and willing to help me, and that I met Xiao Hei, who is also a very nice person.

The story develops very quickly, without too much emphasis on the early stages, and soon the three of them gain super powers.

Since acquiring super powers, Andrew seems to have finally found a little joy in life.

The three of them formed a small group and played pranks or did good things when they had nothing to do.

They would control teddy bears to scare children and secretly lift up the skirts of female classmates to look.

They would also teach school bullies a lesson and save pedestrians who were almost hit by cars.

Unlike the original work, Eric made some changes here.

The core of "Chronicles" is actually the mental health issues of teenagers. Family, society, school and other aspects will have an impact on children's physical and mental health.

The inner transformation after gaining super powers is a very important process.

The original work only shows the part where they play pranks, which is obviously not enough. A mixture of good and bad is the qualified human nature and is more in line with the psychology of teenagers.

But then an accident happened. A passing car disliked that they were driving too slowly, so it forced to overtake them and mocked and insulted them, and even threw beer bottles at them.

This behavior reminded Andrew of his father, and his PTSD kicked in. He lost control and overturned the other person's car.

Fortunately, my cousin and Xiao Hei rushed to rescue people, but it also caused a serious accident.

So the first quarrel between the three broke out, and Andrew realized that he had indeed gone too far and the other party's crime did not deserve the death penalty after all.

But at the same time, he felt very refreshed. The pleasure of revenge was something he had never experienced before.

This is both a quarrel and a clash of outlooks.

"Andrew! Remember my words. First of all, you are not allowed to use your super powers on living people!"

"Second, don't use it when you're angry!"

"Third, it is not allowed to be used in public!" "This is not only to protect others, but also to protect ourselves."

"OK, I remember it, but is there any difference between having such superpowers and not having them? I'm still the loser who gets bullied."

But because of his promise not to use his super powers at will, Andrew became more repressed.

When I didn’t have super powers, people bullied me. Now that I have super powers, people still bully me. So, aren’t all my super powers in vain?
Fortunately, Xiao Hei has thought of an idea. Let's perform magic.

As for magic, you don’t have to explain it to others, and it can attract attention and become the focus of the crowd. Isn’t this superpower useful?

As the two collaborated to perform a magic trick, there were some laughs in the cinema.

"Honey, do you think some magicians really have super powers?"

Eric rolled his eyes, "No way! This is the real world baby."

"David Copperfield, he made planes, trains, the Statue of Liberty disappear, and he could fly over the Grand Canyon."

"I don't know, but it must have been done in some way."

"He's having a show in Las Vegas right now, why don't we go see it together?"

Eric's heart skipped a beat and he thought, that won't do.

Las Vegas is not my territory. If I go there, I will be exposed. Then rumors will fly everywhere and my family will be in chaos.

"Let's do it another time. I can't get away recently. I have to keep an eye on Warner. Barry Meyer is very restless."

"But I want to see it."

"When I have the chance I will invite David Copperfield to perform at my home. How about this, I will recommend someone to go with you."

"Who?"

"Judy, Judy Newhouse, you've met her, right?"

Avril nodded: "I saw her at your party. She was pretty."

"She is a good friend of mine and an important business partner. You can go to Las Vegas together for a few days."

"Are you sure you're just good friends and not lovers?" Ivy said teasingly.

"Of course not, otherwise wouldn't you two be fighting? I'm not stupid."

"Haha. All right then."

Seeing Ivy agreed, Eric couldn't help but clench his fists. There was no chance to create opportunities himself. It was up to you, Judy.

On the big screen, the success of the magic show made Andrew a celebrity in the school, and he finally got his revenge.

Boys took the initiative to make friends with him, and girls also invited him to parties and dances.

Everything seemed to be moving in a good direction, and Andrew became cheerful and sunny.

But then the plot took a sharp turn for the worse. Due to a long period of lack of social interaction and violence suffered by his alcoholic father, his genitals were injured.

Faced with the final push, Andrew became extremely nervous and surrendered before even entering the door.

This behavior naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of his female companions. Under the propaganda, Andrew once again became the object of ridicule, and the ridicule became more and more intense.

There is nothing more cruel than having your hopes shattered.

He fled in a panic, the darkness and hatred in his heart burning again, and evolving towards social Darwinism.

“Ants are animals, and so are humans.”

"When facing ants, humans are like predators with super powers. They can trample on their lives at will, and no one will feel guilty or afraid about it."

"And as a person who actually has super powers, I am to ordinary people what they are to ants, I am the predator."

"I shouldn't feel guilty or worried, they should be afraid of me!"

Later, his good friend Xiao Hei wanted to comfort him, but died unexpectedly.

I didn't kill Bo Ren, but he died because of me, which further hit his nerves.

At home, my mother's condition worsened, but my father still only knew how to drink.

The pharmacy also did not have such expensive medicines and had to order them to be airlifted.

All the pressure was on Andrew, and he was on the verge of collapse.

They no longer wanted to abide by the established principles, so they robbed, killed, and accidentally caused a gas station explosion.

When Andrew regained consciousness, his alcoholic father was sitting beside his bed.

Faced with his seriously injured son, he felt no guilt at all and cursed Andrew for dragging down the family and causing his wife's death.

When he suddenly heard that his mother had died, the last ray of light in Andrew's heart was extinguished.

More than a decade of repression and hatred could no longer be suppressed. He turned completely evil, grabbed his father's neck and threw him out of the air.

Revenge, only revenge can give you satisfaction!
Only by killing all those who have bullied him can he calm down.

At this time, the cousin suddenly appeared and rescued the scumbag father.

"Calm down, Andrew!"

"Why save him?" Andrew tore off the gauze on his head. His ferocious expression looked extremely terrifying under his angry roar.

"He's your father, what the hell are you doing!?"

"He's a selfish, complete bastard. He's ruined everything, my life, my mom!"

"Get out of here with me."

The cousin went forward and tried to take Andrew away, but was knocked away by him using his super powers.

"Go away! You never really understood me, no one took me seriously!"

"what!"

As Andrew roared, the glass of the surrounding buildings was all shattered.

The debris in the air was like sharp knives, instantly shooting the alcoholic father, the police, and many innocent passers-by into sieves.

Looking at his bloody father, Andrew floated in the air in a daze, looking at everything he had caused in a somewhat helpless manner.

At this moment, there was surprise and confusion in his eyes, and it seemed that he didn't know why he suddenly went crazy.

However, the subsequent attacks from helicopter gunships and his cousin heightened his hatred again.

Human weapons had almost no effect on the two men. The battle caused the building to collapse, and countless innocent passers-by were caught in the disaster.

There is no doubt that Neil spent most of his funds on the final decisive battle.

The scene is far more intense than the original, comparable to a superhero fight.

Normally, when seeing such a violent scene, there would be people in the cinema screaming with excitement.

But that was not the case today. Instead, everyone was so depressed that they couldn't speak.

The more Andrew roared and used his super powers to cause destruction, the more depressed everyone felt.

Until his cousin used a spear to attack him and pierced him to death.

The last scene freezes on Andrew’s desperate eyes.

(End of this chapter)