I’m in Hollywood

In the face of Eric’s sudden strength, Robert Shea’s face became ugly, but the momentum was weaker. I was not willing to ask: “Eric, you should always tell me that you have to use this money to do it. What?"

Eric shook his head without hesitation: "Sorry, Robert, I can't say."

The muscles on Robert Shea’s face trembled angrily and quickly said: “Eric, if you insist on this, I think my next film may need to introduce external investment.”

"no problem."

Eric agreed very quickly, and Robert Shee had nothing to do with the idea of ​​setting up a black ant film company before, and wanted to use the firefly's distribution channel to earn more benefits. The so-called external investment is likely Most of them are just personal investment by Robert Shea.

It seems that the box office success of "sleeping with the enemy" has made Robert Shea more inflated, but this is also true. Anyway, Eric has made up his mind to let Robert Shee go away at the end of the year, even if he uses the firefly channel. It’s just this time, not to mention whether you can make money or not.

When I heard that Eric was so quick to agree, Robert Shea picked it up and quickly added: "Of course, Fireflies still have to participate in some of the investment, I will not let our own company suffer too much."

Eric sneered in the heart, Robert Shea still has some self-knowledge, saying that it will not let the company suffer, in fact, more just do not want the film to completely separate from the relationship, so that he is for his own benefit. It is impossible to ignore the film. The film was sold out. Of course, all credit belongs to Robert. Once defeated, Robert Shea can also find an excuse to deal with it.

However, Eric nodded again: "This is fine."

"That's it, I'm going to work first," Robert Shea looked at the fireflies finance director Carolyn Elliott, who had been waiting for him, and got up and left the meeting room.

"Eric, do you really want to take all the money out of the company?" There were only two of them left in the conference room. Carolyn Elliott pushed the glasses on the bridge of the nose and asked indefinitely.

Eric nodded and asked: "How much money is there on the company account now?"

Carolyn Elliott handed over the folder in his hand: "A total of $149.5 million."

Eric opened the folder and muttered, "How is it so little?"

Carolyn Elliott rolled his eyes, so little? Even the Big Seven don't necessarily have such a huge cash flow.

"Eric, it's already a lot, it's because the "Ninja Turtles" at the beginning of the month, the $75 million box office share has just entered the company's account, or else there are only more than 70 million accounts on the account, although at the end of last year A few movies have a large amount of money, but in April only $150 million was paid for various taxes. In addition, in the past six months, "The Ghosts Are Not Gathered", "With the Enemy", "X Files" And the funds occupied by projects such as "Who Will Become a Millionaire", the expansion of the company's channels and the consumption of video tapes, as well as the money you used to withdraw from the Black Ants, Pixar and Digital fields, add up, It’s a miracle that the company can still have nearly 150 million."

Eric quickly flipped through the detailed statement of income and expenditure before he realized that Carolyn Eliot was telling the truth.

Fireflies are in a period of rapid development. Like many companies in this period, the consumption of funds is very large. If it is not the movie box office produced by Eric, which provides enough funds for fireflies, the fireflies will inevitably go on. The road to external financing.

"Let's leave 9.5 million in liquidity, and the rest will wait for me to get to the designated account," Eric said in a statement.

Carolyn Eliot hesitated: "Eric, $9.5 million is definitely not enough. The second part of "Friends" is already in production, based on the cost of $1 million per episode of eight episodes per month. Need 8 million, not to mention the company needs other expenses."

The first season was a success, and the cost of Friends in the second quarter also rose, with the cost of each episode reaching $1 million.

Thinking of the sweet face that I haven't seen for a long time, Eric showed a short hesitant look, but soon said: "It's just a month, Caroline, let's say we can't have any income this month, at the end of the year. Aren't the movie tapes already on the market? Also, you can talk to Fox to see if you can advance some of the "Who will become a millionaire" ad share, if there is no way, then pause."

Carolyn Elliott couldn't help but push the glasses on the bridge of the nose, his brows were slight, he wanted to say something, looked at Eric's face, or swallowed back if he wanted to speak.

After finalizing the funds, Eric quickly boarded a flight to New York.

Firefly Investment's headquarters is located in a building in the Manhattan Business Center. The company's main asset is a 23% stake in Cisco. In addition, Chris is also responsible for Eric's private wealth management.

Although I had received a phone call before, when Eric rushed to New York, it was less than 12 noon in the Eastern Time, which surprised Chris Hansen.

When the two came to the office together, Eric took out the newspapers that were sorted out last night and pushed them to Chris, and said his thoughts briefly.

Chris listened to Eric's analysis of some of the layman's points, but he nodded from time to time. When Eric finished, he said: "Eric, this time because of the situation in the Middle East, crude oil futures continue to rise, if you feel If you are interested, you can vote for one or two million."

"Chris, don't you think that I am flying so fast in New York, just want to play?"

Chris looked at Eric and couldn't help but sit up straight and feel a bad feeling in his heart.

Eric’s arm pressed against the table and leaned forward, staring at Chris and said seriously: “Chris, I’ve contacted all the liquidity in the field of fireflies, Pixar and digital before coming. The exact data is still Statistics, I estimate the size of almost 200 million US dollars, and I will continue to raise funds in the next month."

“So?” Chris asked in a less certain tone.

"I want to gamble once," Eric replied: "200 million dollars, all do more crude oil futures!"

"Eric, I think you need to calm down, are you listening to someone who is confused?"

Chris reached out and found a copy from the newspaper that Eric handed over, referring to a data article on the financial page: "Look, in the past three months, crude oil prices have risen from $14 to $18 per barrel. Most statistical agencies expect that even if the situation in the Middle East is once again deadlocked, the price of crude oil will not exceed 20 US dollars per barrel. If you go forward in three months, you will definitely make a fortune, but no one can not know the prophet. Now the oil price has arrived. The high of $18 will definitely fluctuate between $18 and $20, and the risk of entering the market is enormous."

"If the Middle East is playing?" Eric asked.

Chris remembered what Eric had just said when he came, and I realized that Eric had just been passing the information in front of these newspapers, suggesting that the Middle East might have to start again.

"This is even more impossible. Eric, who is it?" Chris asked: "The power of the Arab countries in the Middle East is generally not high. It is said that Saudi Arabia, millions of square kilometers of land, only 70,000. The army, Kuwait, UAE, Qatar and so on are almost no, and Iraq, which is most likely to cause war, has just played with Iran for eight years. The domestic economy is almost collapsing. Saddam is not a fool. Don’t look at him now. These small countries in the United Arab Emirates are arrogant and arrogant, and they also slandered Kuwait’s oil, but at best it’s just like some of the benefits of blackmail.”

"Saddam is certainly not a fool, but he is a madman. Chris, you think about what would happen if Iraq invaded Kuwait?" (To be continued, please search for astronomical literature, the novel is better updated faster !