After Eric the condition that refuses the Disney shareholder privately to put forward, the Disney shareholders will then be authorized with Firefly and Viacom negotiations to the Disney's management. Michael Eisner to keep own position, spare no effort helps Viacom in various aspects, any contact of Disney and Firefly in negotiations, the Viacom team almost can the earliest possible time know. 在艾瑞克拒绝了迪斯尼股东私下提出的条件之后,迪斯尼股东们便将与萤火虫和维亚康姆谈判授权给了迪斯尼的管理层。迈克尔.艾斯纳为了保住自己的位置,不遗余力地在各方面帮助维亚康姆,迪斯尼与萤火虫在谈判方面的任何接触,维亚康姆团队几乎都能第一时间知道。 Initially Michael Eisner followed closely Viacom to issue the statement, the Firefly team expected that this situation, early was prepared. After the Disney shareholder decides to get rid thoroughly Disney, the Disney management and Viacom and Firefly negotiation process speeds up rapidly, after tendered several times, a capitalization purchase price short two weeks of time, rose 5 600 million USD. 当初迈克尔.艾斯纳紧随维亚康姆发表声明,萤火虫的团队就预料到了这种情况,对此也早有准备。当迪斯尼股东彻底决定出手迪斯尼之后,迪斯尼管理层与维亚康姆和萤火虫的谈判进程迅速加快,经过数次竞价,全资收购价格短短两周时间,攀升到了56亿美元。 When this price already compared with Firefly first offers, the Disney 3.5 billion USD market value is higher than 2.1 billion, the premium has achieved 60%, but past majority of malicious purchase, when the premium surpasses 50%, the malicious acquirer will often cease all activities, but Firefly and Viacom both sides do not have any meaning of flinching, public in private, the confrontation of both sides had more and more heavy smell of gunpowder. 这个价格已经比萤火虫初次报价时,迪斯尼35亿美元的市值高出了21亿,溢价达到了60%,而以往的大部分恶意收购,当溢价超过50%,恶意收购者往往会偃旗息鼓,但萤火虫和维亚康姆双方却都没有任何退缩的意思,无论是公开还是私下,双方的交锋都带起了越来越重的火药味。 Considering this situation, the Wall Street many analysis agencies have made the risk caution to this purchase. Some planned joins the purchase company to see the both sides so keen competition, silently prepared the good purchase plan to invest the orderly bin. 鉴于这种情形,华尔街多家分析机构都对这次收购做出了风险警示。一些原本打算加入收购的公司看到双方如此激烈的竞争,都默默地将原本准备好的收购方案投入了废纸箱。 On January 14, 1992, Disney, Firefly and Viacom tripartite process several months long negotiations, finally reached the preliminary agreement in various purchase provisions. And will carry on finally bidding on January 20. 1992年1月14日,迪斯尼、萤火虫和维亚康姆三方经过数月的漫长谈判,终于在各项收购条款上达成了初步协议。并且将在1月20日进行最后竞标。 Experienced six months busy, the exhausted Firefly purchase team has been able to make the short recuperation finally, Eric as before is actually bustling about is preparing Firefly 1992 the movie project. 经历了半年时间的忙碌,已经精疲力竭的萤火虫收购团队终于可以做出短暂的休整,艾瑞克却依旧在忙碌着准备萤火虫1992年度的电影项目。 After «Dumb and Dumber». Immediately has many Film Studio to contact Jim Carrey, hopes to seek the cooperation, although «Dumb and Dumber» is the double lead construction, but the film critic ordinary viewer, praises to the performance of Jim Carrey, but another actor Jeff. Daniel obtained a fair appraisal, in addition «Dumb and Dumber» Box Office broken hundred million. The Jim Carrey salary also rose suddenly 5 million USD. 《阿呆与阿瓜》之后。当即就有多家电影公司接触金.凯瑞,希望寻求合作,虽然《阿呆与阿瓜》为双主角架构,但无论是影评人还是普通观众,都对金.凯瑞的表演赞誉有加,而另外一个男主角杰夫.丹尼尔斯则获得了一个中规中矩的评价,再加上《阿呆与阿瓜》票房破亿。金.凯瑞的片酬也就暴涨到了500万美金。 Sale price when production costs rise , prices rise too, the mood also differs from the past. Initially so long as can have the opportunity, any condition is willing to pay, but thought now one suffered a loss. When accepts a Hollywood newspaper interview, Jim Carrey openly expressed signature the dissatisfaction of five years of time option contract over initially ‚being forced’. However hears this news. Eric or TG's several females, do not care, the initial option contract was the Firefly special law team drafts, in the legal aspect absolutely did not have any loophole, Jim Carrey to break a contract, even if projected on the Federal Supreme Court the lawsuit , the little darling pulled out the 100 million USD penalty to come out. 身价水涨船高,心境也就不同以往。当初只要能得到机会,任何条件都愿意付出,但现在却觉得自己吃了大亏。在接受一家好莱坞报纸采访的时候,金.凯瑞就公开表达了对当初‘被迫’签署的五年期选择权合约的不满。不过听到这个消息。无论是艾瑞克还是tg的几女,都不是太在意,当初的选择权合约是萤火虫专门的法务团队起草的,在法律方面完全没有任何漏洞,金.凯瑞想要违约,就算把官司打到联邦最高法院,也得乖乖掏出1亿美金的违约金出来。 However, to prevent Jim Carrey makes a movie to toss about one time, Eric made TG be Jim Carrey has started out the contracts of 10 million USD two movies directly. This condition does not calculate to treat unjustly the opposite party absolutely, Eric has not thought not only thinks the horse to run does not give the good deed that the horse eats to the full, when Elizabeth personally acts to discuss this plan. Directly has not actually seen Jim Carrey I, by his manager Carl Maxim words, Jim Carrey went to Hawaii to take vacation. 不过,为了防止金.凯瑞拍一部电影就折腾一次,艾瑞克让tg直接为金.凯瑞开出了1000万美元两部电影的合约。这个条件绝对不算亏待对方,艾瑞克也从来没想过既想马儿跑又不给马吃饱的好事,不过伊丽莎白亲自出面洽谈这份方案时。却直接没有见到金.凯瑞本人,以他那位经纪人卡尔.梅克森的话,金.凯瑞去夏威夷度假了。 Elizabeth understands certainly that Jim Carrey this wants a higher pricetag, she even thought the price that Eric starts out somewhat was high, the opposite party is unsatisfied, Elizabeth also directly dried in the sun Jim Carrey in one side. 伊丽莎白当然明白金.凯瑞这是想要更高的价码,她甚至觉得艾瑞克开出的这个价格都有些高了,对方还不满意,伊丽莎白也直接将金.凯瑞晾在了一边。 Although has not come to an arrangement with Jim Carrey temporarily. Firefly smoothly has actually taken «The Mask» copyright, but also dug «Ace Ventura» screenwriter Tom Shadyac from Warner there. Eric then directly with initiates a project and carries on to TG two movies the preliminary arrangement. 虽然暂时没有与金.凯瑞谈妥。萤火虫却顺利地拿下了《变相怪杰》的版权,还从华纳那里挖来了《神探飞机头》的编剧汤姆.沙迪亚克。艾瑞克便直接将两部电影拿给tg去立项并进行前期的筹备。 Playa Vista movie studio base. Eric is leading several people to visit the digital domain special effect work room, the Headquarters Venice beach of digital domain, after the Playa Vista movie studio base was completed, the figure domain then migrated, on the one hand can save the big rent, on the other hand, work room close neighbor large-scale movie studio , the aspect works. 普雷亚维斯塔的摄影棚基地。艾瑞克正带领着几个人参观数字领域的特效工作室,原本数字领域的总部威尼斯海滩,不过普雷亚维斯塔的摄影棚基地竣工之后,数字领域便迁移了过来,一方面可以省却大笔的租金,另外一方面,工作室紧邻大型摄影棚,也更加方面工作。 „This is a model of special effect software that the software developer center latest development completes, named, is mainly used for the scene that manufactures the building to be crushed and so on.” “这是软件研发中心最新开发完成的一款特效软件,名叫,主要用来制作建筑物被粉碎之类的镜头。” Stan Winston said that while assigned out related scene from the computer personally, Eric and surrounding several people have encircled, saw on the movie screen a movie screen of car movie theater under the function of hurricane, the shatter scene, the people have exuded slowly the low murmur. 斯坦.温斯顿一边介绍,一边亲手从电脑中调出一个相关镜头,艾瑞克和周围几个人都围了上来,看到电影屏幕上一个汽车电影院的电影屏幕在飓风的作用下,慢慢破碎的镜头,众人都发出了低低的赞叹声。 „This is only that completed, another, entire villa torn into shreds scene, but this has not been completed,” Stan Winston introduced that adjusted the software operation interface the picture, then one side let arrive. “这只是其中已经完成的一段,还有另外一段,整栋别墅被撕碎的场景,不过这一段还没有完成,”斯坦.温斯顿介绍完,将画面调到软件操作界面,便让到一边。 Stands in Eric 30 years old of somewhat thin middle-aged person could not bear sit on the office chair, operated the computer to examine each option of software clumsily. 站在艾瑞克身边一个三十多岁有些瘦削的中年人忍不住坐在了办公椅上,笨拙地操纵电脑查看软件的各个选项。 „The function of software is still improving, but this has compared on initial edition good many,” Stan Winston stands the introduction to say. “软件的功能还在进行完善,不过这已经比最初的版本好上许多,”斯坦.温斯顿站在旁边介绍道。 Eric looks that obviously is not quite familiar with this model of software, the middle-aged person who actually intent moves, said with a smile: „Roland, you will not want to change professions to be the special effect master, we just had signed the contract, I am will definitely not release people.” 艾瑞克看着显然对这款软件不太熟悉,却非常意动的中年人,笑道:“罗兰,你不会想要转行当特效师吧,我们可是刚刚签署了合约,我是肯定不会放人的。” Hears the Eric joke, several people have smiled, Roland Emmerich also with a smile stands up: „Thought that I am honest, when Director was good.” 听到艾瑞克的玩笑,几人都笑了起来,罗兰.艾默里奇也笑着站起身:“觉得我还是老老实实当导演好了。” Stands said in Eric right James Cameron: „I think actually Director with special effect master not anything essential difference, we are creating the picture, is only the process is not quite same.” 站在艾瑞克右侧的詹姆斯.卡梅隆道:“我倒是认为导演和特效师没什么本质的区别,我们都在创造画面,只是过程不太一样而已。” Although this space and time James Cameron has not bought stock the digital domain, but is relying on with the good relations of Eric and Stan Winston, as well as to infatuated of movie technology, the digital domain will introduce a new special effect disposal plan every time, Cameron will run ‚tasting foods newly in season’, therefore just curiously had not collected like Roland Emmerich. 虽然这一时空詹姆斯.卡梅隆没有入股数字领域,不过凭借着与艾瑞克和斯坦.温斯顿的良好关系,以及对电影技术的痴迷,数字领域每推出一款新的特效处理方案,卡梅隆都会跑来‘尝鲜’,因此刚刚也没有像罗兰.艾默里奇那样好奇地凑上去。 Joke several. Eric said: „Was good, looked at these many, just side has the cafe. We go to there rest a while.” 玩笑了几句。艾瑞克才道:“好了,看了这么多,刚好旁边有咖啡厅。我们去那里休息一会儿吧。” Several people echoed were entering cafe, because was the operating time, in the cafe did not have the staff, Eric to gather round a long table to sit with other six people. 几人附和着走进了咖啡厅,因为是工作时间,咖啡厅里并没有员工,艾瑞克与其他六人围着一张长桌坐了下来。 Roland Emmerich and James Cameron that except that mentioned, another three people separately are Jon Landau, Jerry Bruckheimer as well as Jan de Bont, these future Hollywood famous Director or Producer are the Eric a period of time work results. 除了已经提到的罗兰.艾默里奇和詹姆斯.卡梅隆,另外三人分别是乔恩.兰道、杰瑞.布鲁克海默以及简.德邦特,这些未来好莱坞大名鼎鼎的导演或者制作人便是艾瑞克最近一段时期的工作结果。 Perhaps the names of these people are somewhat strange, but mentioned «RMS Titanic» and «2012» and «Transformers» and «The Speed» and other movies. Actually all likes thunder reverberating in one's ears, but these people are Director or Producer of above movie. 或许这些人的名字有些陌生,不过提到《泰坦尼克号》、《2012》、《变形金刚》、《生死时速》等电影。却个个如雷贯耳,而这些人便是以上电影的导演或者制作人。 And James Cameron and Jerry Bruckheimer have made a name for oneself. After Cameron has completed «Terminator 2: Judgement Day», signs with Firefly also becomes logical. But Jerry Bruckheimer was actually past famous «Top Gun» Producer, does not know that became also Cruise, defeat also Cruise. The success of «Top Gun» makes Jerry Bruckheimer become top Producer, but Cruise spent 80 million 《Days of Thunder》 Box Office to be lower than last year anticipated, then terminated an agreement by master Paramount as Producer Jerry Bruckheimer. 其中詹姆斯.卡梅隆和杰瑞.布鲁克海默都已经是功成名就。卡梅隆完成了《终结者2》之后,与萤火虫签约也变得顺理成章。而杰瑞.布鲁克海默却是当年大名鼎鼎的《壮志凌云》的制作人,不知道是不是成也克鲁斯,败也克鲁斯。《壮志凌云》的成功让杰瑞.布鲁克海默一跃成为顶级制作人,但克鲁斯去年耗资80000000的《雷霆壮志》票房远低于预期,作为制作人的杰瑞.布鲁克海默便被老东家派拉蒙解约。 The Jerry Bruckheimer future gold teams up Michael Bay also to contact the mv shoots young new military recruits now, Eric will be impossible to spoil things by excessive enthusiasm it to promote Director. However Eric without hesitation has signed Jerry Bruckheimer, because the opposite party is good at being the producer of big manufacture movie, Firefly most lacks is this talented person in aspect. 杰瑞.布鲁克海默未来的黄金搭档迈克尔.贝现在还只是接触mv的拍摄的小菜鸟,艾瑞克不可能揠苗助长将其提拔成导演。不过艾瑞克还是毫不犹豫地签下了杰瑞.布鲁克海默,因为对方非常善于担任大制作电影的制片人,萤火虫最缺的便是这方面的人才。 Jon Landau, Jan de Bont and Roland Emmerich three people now also not too big fame, but these people have mingled among Hollywood for many years, the personal ability is without a doubt, in addition in the Eric hand just has to suit several people of projects. Then together has signed. 乔恩.兰道、简.德邦特和罗兰.艾默里奇三人现在还没有太大名气,不过这些人都已经在好莱坞混迹多年,个人能力毋庸置疑,再加上艾瑞克手中刚好有适合几人的项目。便一同签了下来。 After the service person is several people carries coffee to leave, Eric said: „Looked at just these, I think that everybody did give your script not to have what worry to me?” 等服务员为几人端上咖啡离开之后,艾瑞克才说道:“看了刚刚那些,我想大家都对我给你们的剧本没有什么顾虑了吧？” Except that long-drawn-out is drinking coffee Stan Winston. Several other people nod, James Cameron said: „Eric, although you give my to change script to be good, but I do not want such quickly to start to work, I must enjoy the life, I am not your such workaholic. And. Arnold received a Sony Film Industry piece to make, wants to extract the free time next year.” 除了悠哉地喝着咖啡的斯坦.温斯顿。其他几人都点点头,詹姆斯.卡梅隆却道:“艾瑞克,虽然你给我的那个改变剧本不错,但我可不想这么快就开始工作,我要享受生活,我可不是你这样的工作狂。而且。阿诺已经接下了索尼影业的一部片约,要明年才能抽出空闲。” Eric said: „This I know. I had not arranged you in this year's movie-making plan.” 艾瑞克道:“这个我知道。我本来就没把你安排在今年的制片计划里。” „Volume......” “额……” „Ha haha......” “哈哈哈……” Jerry Bruckheimer said: „Eric, I remember holds the post of your movie Producer is Mr. Jeffrey, why will choose me to make «Jurassic Park» Producer?” 杰瑞.布鲁克海默道:“艾瑞克,我记得担任你影片制作人的一直是杰弗里先生吧,为什么会选择我来做《侏罗纪公园》的制作人呢？” „Jeffrey must handle the company, later again personally will not hold the post of Producer, most hangs the name,” Eric explained that looked said to Roland Emmerich: „Roland, «Deep Impact» script do you think what kind of?” “杰弗里要打理公司,以后都不会再亲自担任制作人了,最多就是挂一下名,”艾瑞克解释完,看向罗兰.艾默里奇道:“罗兰,《天地大冲撞》剧本你觉得怎么样？” Roland Emmerich looked at Eric, script is the program of Eric writing carries on the compilation personally, although in this group of people are the Eric achievement is highest, but Roland Emmerich thought that this script is awful. Opened mouth, Roland Emmerich discretely asked one: „Eric, do you want to listen to truth?” 罗兰.艾默里奇看了眼艾瑞克,剧本是艾瑞克亲自撰写的大纲进行编写的,虽然这群人里要数艾瑞克的成就最高,但罗兰.艾默里奇却觉得这个剧本非常糟糕。张了张嘴,罗兰.艾默里奇还是谨慎地问了一句:“艾瑞克,你要听实话吗？” „Naturally,” Eric nods. “当然,”艾瑞克点点头。 „That, I thought that this script is somewhat awful, what the story master line narrated was humanity faced with the big crisis of total destruction, but the first half hour of story, Heroine has actually been pestering the matter that senior official scandal kind was out of sorts very much.” “那个,我觉得这个这个剧本有些糟糕,故事主线讲述的是人类面临灭顶之灾的大危机,但故事的前半个小时,女主角却一直在纠缠高官丑闻这类很违和的事情。” James Cameron hears their discussions, interrupted: „Is Eric, your hits the movie conception of Earth about the comet?” 詹姆斯.卡梅隆听到两人的谈论,插嘴道:“艾瑞克,是你的那部关于彗星撞地球的电影构想吗？” Eric nods, story simply speaking. 艾瑞克点点头,将故事简单地讲了一遍。 The James Cameron hear, shook the head: „I am same as the feeling of Roland, although the people always love to talk about with scandal matter, but a disaster big piece prepared the ground too to be awful with this plot.” 詹姆斯.卡梅隆听完,也摇了摇头:“我跟罗兰的感觉一样,虽然民众总是津津乐道与丑闻这种事情,但一部灾难大片用这种情节做铺垫就太糟糕了。” Quite silent Jan de Bont could not bear say at this time: „I seven years ago is a science fiction film of small cost has been the photographer, I thought that the establishment of that movie is good, with the kinship and love, or the everyday life of unimportant person prepares the ground, this can play bigger contrast effect, easier to lead into the plot the audience.” 一直比较沉默的简.德邦特此时也忍不住说道:“我七年前为一部小成本的科幻片做过摄影师,我觉得那部电影的设置就不错,用亲情和爱情,抑或小人物的生活点滴做铺垫,这样可以起到更大的反差效果,也更容易将观众带入剧情。” Several people nod. 几人都点点头。 Eric sees original script nobody to approve, is not angry, said with a smile: „I know, but this needs the major surgery to script.” 艾瑞克见原版剧本没有一个人认同,也不生气,笑道:“我知道,不过这样就需要对剧本动大手术了。” „That completely overthrew,” the James Cameron anything scruples, had not said: „This kind of good disaster piece theme, if destroys on an awful stock market, that was a pity.” “那就全部推翻好了,”詹姆斯.卡梅隆没什么顾忌,说道:“这样一个不错的灾难片题材,如果毁在一个糟糕的股市上,那就太可惜了。” „I thought actually that makes some revisions slightly, instead will make this story more splendid,” chubby Jon Landau inserted the tastes at this time. “我倒是觉得,稍微做一些修改,反而会让这个故事更加出色,”胖乎乎的乔恩.兰道这时候插口道。 Captures the people attention, Jon Landau then said: „You looked that the heroine has been tracing that related to a scandal official code number, this code number is to refer to a woman, if we do change into that comet this code number?” 将众人目光吸引过来,乔恩.兰道才接着说道:“你们看,女主人公一直在追踪那位涉及丑闻的官员一个代号,这个代号原本是指一个女人,如果我们将这个代号换成那颗彗星呢？” Eric at present one bright, but James Cameron directly has actually pounded on under the table: „This is better, revises to establish slightly, removes the scandal factor. The White House to avoid the people are scared, has concealed the news, and represents this comet with a code number of woman. But that is mistaken as related to scandal the senior official who is forced to resign, in fact is the hope can the people public truth, his proposal has not been authorized, therefore indignant resigns.” 艾瑞克眼前一亮,而詹姆斯.卡梅隆却直接拍了下桌子:“这样更棒,稍微修改一下设定,将丑闻因素去除掉。白宫为了避免民众恐慌,将消息隐瞒了下来,并且用一个女人的代号代表这颗彗星。而那位被误解为涉及到丑闻而被迫辞职的高官,实际上是希望能够向民众公开真相,他的提案没有得到批准,于是愤而辞职。” Jerry Bruckheimer nods, echoes saying: „Eric, I thought that like this changes well, although the public | the mansion will always have this and that opinion to the federal politics, always thought that the politics | the mansion has been full of all kinds of conspiracy theories, but overall, on the one hand the average person to the high level holds well fantasized that but this setting just conforms to public heart of hearts the anticipation at heart.” 杰瑞.布鲁克海默跟着点点头,附和道:“艾瑞克,我觉得这样改不错,虽然公众总是会对联邦政丨府有这样那样的意见,总是觉得政丨府充满了各种各样的阴谋论,但总体而言,普通人还是对高层抱有好的一方面幻想的,而这个设定刚好符合公众内心深处的心里期待。” Eric said with a smile: „That like this improved, Jim, can Jon, add your names on the screenwriter column?” 艾瑞克笑道:“那就这样改好了,吉姆,乔恩,要不要在编剧栏上添上你们的名字？” Cameron and Jon Landau also shook the head, they know that Eric cracks a joke, although Hollywood script has reaches as high as one-third proportions has the signature power the wrangling lawsuit, but wants to attain the signature power truly, actually needs to participate in the script over 30% revisions. 卡梅隆和乔恩.兰道同时摇了摇头,他们都知道艾瑞克只是开个玩笑,好莱坞剧本虽然有高达1比例都存在署名权的扯皮官司,但真正想要拿到署名权,却需要参与剧本30%以上的修改。 Since chatted, after «Deep Impact», Eric will present several people separately leading «True Lies» and «Jurassic Park» and script of «The Speed» three movies takes came out to discuss, obtained many inspirations actually. 既然已经聊开了,《天地大冲撞》之后,艾瑞克又将在座几人将分别主导的《真实的谎言》、《侏罗纪公园》、《生死时速》三部电影的剧本拿了出来谈论了一番,倒是获得了不少灵感。 To the evening, several talented people of enjoying oneself to the full separate respectively, first sent off Cameron and the others, Arien also prepares to board Malibu, had actually been blocked by Stan Winston. 一直到傍晚,尽兴的几人才各自分开,先将卡梅隆等人送走,艾瑞也准备上车回马里布,却被斯坦.温斯顿拦了下来。 „Eric, had a matter just they here, I not good to tell you that” Stan Winston has referred to not far away office: „We went back to say.” “艾瑞克,有件事刚刚他们在这里,我不太好跟你说,”斯坦.温斯顿指了指不远处的办公室:“我们还是回去说吧。” Eric looks at the Stan Winston serious look, nodded, has exhorted driver several, returned to the office with Stan Winston. ( to be continued ) 艾瑞克看斯坦.温斯顿严肃的神色,点了点头,嘱咐了司机几句,又跟斯坦.温斯顿返回了办公室。(未完待续)