"He has an opinion? An opinion about you, the director in charge of the overall situation?"
"Not so much an opinion, but his words subtly revealed a reluctance. He kept talking about how it wasn't a matter of money, and it seemed he wasn't willing to budge."
"Old Zhou, Chen Jinfei dares to disrespect you?"
Zhou Xiaopeng gave a wry smile: "Eric, it's not a matter of disrespect. He's not a small figure here either, and he has superiors. I can't be too forceful."
"But don't be disappointed. As the saying goes, good things come to those who wait. Besides, Liu Yifei has already returned to America, and Chen Jinfei can't control her anymore."
"But the contract is still with his company, unclear. I don't like leaving hidden dangers."
"How about this, give me a little more time. I'll find a few people to mediate. I believe he won't make things too difficult over a woman."
"Also, about your investment in the expansion..."
"Don't worry, the factory will still be built. During this time, you take Chen Xing to build some connections. He used to be my secretary, and he'll be staying in Huaxia for a considerable amount of time."
Who do businessmen need to build good relationships with locally?
High-level officials?
Wrong!
However, these directors usually rotate through various local departments, and they are the people businessmen interact with most frequently.
Once you've thoroughly investigated, you'll find that...
This is true for county towns, for higher levels, for foreign countries, and for the entire world.
"Alright, I understand. I'll handle the public relations for you. Also, I'll give you a piece of information that might be useful."
"What is it?"
"Chen Jinfei is not only a major shareholder of Tongchan Group, but he also has another identity: a shareholder of First Kerry Investment Bank in America."
"Wall Street?"
"Eric, Wall Street isn't in Huaxia anymore. That's your territory."
Having said that, he hung up the phone.
Eric called Carol in and asked her to investigate the matter.
If he really had business on Wall Street, it would indeed be much easier to handle. What Kerry Investment Bank? He'd never even heard of it. It was probably just a small-time outfit with not much capital.
By the end of August, the scorching summer finally showed signs of ending.
the walking dead Season 2 also premiered on Lionheart Network. With the high popularity of Season 1 as a foundation, even though Bar Refaeli's antics caused a stir in Season 2, it was still the most anticipated show among viewers in surveys.
In the Olsen Family's large villa, Eric sat on the sofa watching TV, or more accurately, in his private cinema. With a renovation cost of 50 million US dollars, it had everything imaginable.
He had Nicole on his left and Theron on his right. The others were playing in the swimming pool in the yard.
For Season 3, he only provided an outline, leaving Darabont to fill in the specific details.
As a result, he ultimately filmed 12 episodes, which was much more compact than the original 16 episodes.
Watching Hershel undergo a forced amputation due to a zombie bite, the gushing blood and faintly visible white bone made Nicole grimace in pain.
"Why do I feel like this season has become even more gory?"
Theron, however, watched with relish: "Is it? I think it's quite good. Do you remember at the beginning of Season 1, when they smeared zombie guts on themselves? That was truly disgusting."
"Alright, now that you mention it, it does feel a lot better."
"Oh! It's that bitch Bar Refaeli. Her scenes are still in it?"
"The parts filmed early on are still there. Although she's a traitor, I heard from Judy that she's already left America. Let's keep them, at least it saves a lot of reshooting costs."
Nicole peeled a grape and fed it to Eric. After eating it, she wasn't satisfied.
"Oh, eat the pulp first. It's so slippery and ticklish!"
"A mysterious person appeared at the end of Season 1. I'm really looking forward to this person. Where is he?"
Kiss!
"I don't know. Let's keep watching. I haven't even watched the final cut completely. It was reviewed by the people below. But Darabont has his own way, and I trust him completely."
Bang!
Ah!
Suddenly, there was a strong impact. Exploding limbs directly splattered the camera. It turned out to be a wandering zombie on the prison roof that had jumped down to attack the protagonists, but ended up smashing itself into pieces. This scene startled all three of them.
Then the camera rose, revealing dozens of wandering zombies on the prison roof.
Rick and Daryl quickly urged everyone to run. The zombies ran along the edge of the roof, following them, continuing to fall like dumplings and shattering into pieces.
More than a minute later, a long trail of blood had been drawn on the ground, with limbs everywhere. The zombies that hadn't shattered continued to crawl towards the protagonists with two broken arms or one arm.
The thrilling scenes not only made the protagonists gasp with wide eyes, but the audience watching on screen also cheered with excitement.
This is what they wanted to see: zombies still so fierce, so aggressive, except for that woman Bar Refaeli, who was a bit of an eyesore.
And with the appearance of Michonne, the swordswoman, this act of enslaving zombies again made people cheer with excitement. This woman looked incredibly fierce at first glance.
However, compared to the original black Michonne, whose appearance was a bit regrettable, Eric changed the race to Mexican in this version and found a more appealing actress.
She was the kind who didn't look pretty at first glance, but the more you looked, the better she seemed.
Perhaps Rick and Michonne really should end up together in the future. If the actress was too ugly, it would be hard for the actors to kiss, and the audience would also feel uncomfortable.
Like Tom Holland's 'Romeo and the Predator' – absolutely unbelievable!
Unconsciously, the three of them had already finished watching the second episode. Darabont was indeed very good at handling plot conflicts.
In the second episode, he couldn't wait to have the old woman, the green tea bitch Lori, give birth and then exit, as this character was indeed a bit annoying.
Looking at the little baby still covered in blood, Nicole's expression became complicated: "If something like this really happened, then she would be a miracle baby."
Eric hugged and kissed both of them: "There will be, there will be. If not, we can always do IVF."
"But I also want to experience the feeling of being pregnant. If I don't, I always feel like an important experience is missing from my life."
"Wait, Lori died just like that? Really? Is there a twist later?" Theron was a bit incredulous. As Rick's wife, she should have female lead treatment.
Eric chuckled: "No twist. I even thought she died too late. Haven't you seen that poll?"
"What poll?"
"I know, I know! It's the poll about who people most want to see get written off, right? Now that you mention it, Lori did seem to get first place. But it looks like Maggie should be next soon."
As if to confirm Nicole's guess, in the third episode, Michonne was chased by the Governor and escaped to the prison.
Then Glenn and Maggie were also captured by the Governor and subjected to inhumane torture.
If you only watched this part of the plot, you would feel sympathy for the two, but as soon as you saw Bar Refaeli's face, you felt they weren't beaten hard enough.
The comments below Lionheart Network suddenly started to flood in.
"Fuck! Beat her! Beat that bitch harder!"
"The Governor is awesome, torture her hard! This bitch almost made me miss my favorite show forever."
"Suddenly I feel like the Governor has become a good guy, and Merle has become kind-hearted."
"I like the character Maggie, but Bar Refaeli ruined her. Just get her off the show already."
"I've been looking forward to this part since watching the trailer, and it's finally here. My heart aches for Glenn."
"My heart also aches for Glenn for three seconds. Not only does he have to be beaten, but his couple also has to be broken up. I hope the director finds him a new girlfriend."
"Daniel Wu is so handsome. Suddenly, I'm really drawn to his looks. I hope he gets better opportunities."
Seeing the Governor point a gun at Maggie's head in the scene, threatening Glenn to reveal the protagonists' base, Eric couldn't help but sigh.
"If the Governor had just shot Maggie dead during filming, that would have been great."
"Who are you going to kill?"
The door opened, and several women, big and small, walked in wearing only bikinis, their wet hair leaving a trail of water on the floor.
"the walking dead? You're still watching it?" Mary asked, somewhat surprised.
"Because it's good! Even better than Season 1."
"It's exciting, but not my cup of tea. I still prefer 'The Office' and 'friends'."
"Eric, why doesn't Lionheart Network make sitcoms? All your self-produced shows are R-rated, dark politics, monsters and ghosts. Kids don't have any options."
"Elizabeth, do you like watching this type?"
Elizabeth Olsen walked over barefoot, and Nicole and Theron made room.
Eric picked her up, and they kissed passionately. The little girl had successfully won everyone's affection and love; no one would be jealous of her.
"It's alright, but sitcoms are indeed more suitable for family viewing."
Eric shrugged helplessly: "I understand what you're saying, but a good sitcom is incredibly difficult to produce."
"I've scoured MGM's script library, and there isn't a single usable one. Several excellent soap operas are produced every year, but only a few excellent sitcoms might appear in a decade."
"Starting from the end of last year, when it was rumored that friends was ending, the writing team was frantically snatched up by various companies. MGM also sent out an invitation."
"However, they seem tired and need a long vacation. At least for now, there's no news of them signing with any company."
"In short, it's not that I don't want to make them; it's that making garbage is meaningless. The only effect would be to ruin our reputation."
What type of movie is the hardest to make?
The answer is comedy.
What type of movie is the hardest to act in?
The answer is also comedy.
This is generally accepted in the industry, which is why comedy superstars can command such high salaries—because making people laugh is truly a very rare ability.
And for actors to make people laugh, there's a major prerequisite: they need a sufficiently funny script.
But even in Hollywood, with its systematic teaching, you can learn the formulaic writing for romance, suspense, horror, and other genres, but there's no such thing for comedy.
Because there really is no formula. Formulas lead to audience fatigue, and audience fatigue prevents people from laughing. If people can't laugh, can it still be called a comedy?
Excellent comedy writers rely on talent, not acquired learning.
They must possess keen observational skills for life, exaggerated imagination, and a contrarian way of thinking.
Such talents, even in Hollywood, are extremely rare and protected species, hard to come by.
And if we look at Huaxia, where development started later, shows like 'I Love My Family,' 'A Family in Northeast China,' 'My Own Swordsman,' 'The Story of the Cooking Class,' etc., can be counted on two hands.
What?
You mean 'Home with Kids'?
It was indeed the childhood of many primary and secondary school students, but for audiences who had already watched 'Growing Pains,' this show was a plagiarized, inferior product.
Not only was the acting overly affected compared to the original, but there were also instances of entire episodes being plagiarized, such as one episode called 'The Magic Stone.'
The main reason it wasn't exposed was because when it aired, the generation that watched American dramas was already in college and not very interested in 'Home with Kids.' Otherwise, just try it.
What?
You mean 'iPartment'?
Damn it!
Our friendship is over!
Eric also really wanted to make sitcoms, but he truly couldn't remember the plot details. Many jokes would lose their flavor if even one word was changed.
So, he could only wait, wait for a good script to appear.
Not very interested in the walking dead, Gadot pulled Theron, and they went to play mahjong with the Olsen Sisters.
Elizabeth Olsen then lay on Nicole's lap: "Nicole, can you teach me how to act?"
Somewhat surprised that she would ask her for help, a big sisterly feeling welled up, and Nicole happily nodded: "Of course, Elizabeth, I'll teach you whatever you want to learn."
"An underage mother, Eric's new play for me. Can you teach me what it feels like to be a mother?"
Hearing this, Nicole's expression was a bit awkward, because her child was adopted, and she herself didn't know how to act pregnant.
"Darling, I can only tell you about raising a baby, but for the feeling of being pregnant, you should perhaps ask your mother, or go to a relevant institution to experience life."
Eric chuckled: "Why go to all that trouble? I'll let you truly experience it once, wouldn't that be enough?"
It was Monday, and Eric was reviewing the first batch of 'Dragon Ball' audition lists that had been submitted. Judy knocked on the door and entered.
Seeing Carol turn and leave, she pointed at the other woman's large backside and whispered, "Eric, is she trying to seduce you?"
"No, she's trying to seduce you."
"Haha. I'm not interested in older women. I only like fresh, young bodies, like Gadot."
Eric rolled his eyes: "Is the agreement signed?"
"It's signed. If all goes well, you'll have Lucasfilm in your hands next year. Also, I've found a good script, the type of show we're most lacking right now."
Judy pushed the script in front of Eric, and on it was clearly written 'How I Met Your Mother'.
Translated into Chinese, it's 'Old Dad, Old Mom's Romance'.
Or 'How I Met Your Mother'.