Chapter 154 153. Tango at the Moulin Rouge

Late at night, the sound of clear silver bells tinkled in the bedroom.

Nicole's face was red and she was naked.

She was only wearing bracelets and anklets, a beautiful belly button ring on her belly, and a love knot necklace around her neck that Eric gave her when he returned from China.

Her body danced gracefully to the singing, and the background music was her famous work "Moulin Rouge".

Under the dim and ambiguous light, the small ornaments sparkled with the sound of the bells.

Each graceful dance move was performed on her smooth body, appearing and disappearing, beautiful and magnificent.

Suddenly, Nicole danced towards Eric, stretched out her slender thighs, and gently touched Eric's chin with her toes painted with red nail polish.

Eric's eyes went to the opening between her legs, which was already slightly wet.

Nicole's eyes were as charming as silk, and her breath was as sweet as orchid: "My love, will you dance with me?"

Eric kissed her instep gently, grabbed her thigh with one hand, stood up suddenly, and his other hand was already around Nicole's slender waist.

His eyes flashed in the dim light, filled with desire and power.

"As you wish, my beauty, let us dance the classic tango together!"

Nicole's fingers lightly touched the back of her head, and her long hair fell down like a waterfall, as if the Milky Way was falling from the sky.

At the same time, the opera on the phonograph played the classic "El Tango de Roxanne".

"Roxanne, why does my heart cry?"

"Roxanne, I feel like I have no strength left in my body."

"Roxanne, you can leave me!"

"But don't be hypocritical!"

Accompanied by passionate singing, Eric and Nicole danced the famous tango.

Nicole seemed to have returned to "Moulin Rouge", her eyes became sharp and melancholy, and her movements were gentle but powerful.

She hooked one leg around Eric's waist, brushed her hands across his chest, then inserted them into his shirt, and moved her arms like snakes.

Eric felt the soft and flexible movement of the skin surface, and the white shirt he was wearing had disappeared.

His lips kissed Nicole's neck, and the woman raised her head high like a beautiful swan.

On the phonograph, the magnificent opera became even more passionate.

"Roxanna, please believe in my sincerity."

"When I say I love you!"

"No matter how hard it gets, I will love you till death!"

"Until... Death comes!"

The passionate kiss ended, and the confused footsteps trampled.

Nicole leaned her back against Eric, her delicate skin rubbing against his solid chest.

Eric's hands roamed over her body, sometimes over the peaks and sometimes over the hills.

The intoxicated feeling accompanies the music, as if aphrodisiac messages are scattered in the air.

"oh"

A faint low singing sounded, just like the silent expression of her love in the movie.

Nicole raised one leg slightly, tilted her head back to look at Eric's chin, and put her arms around his waist. Their bodies inadvertently intertwined in the most beautiful posture.

Her jewel-like eyes seemed to hook Eric's heart away.

In the early morning, Eric gently played with the small ornament on Nicole's belly button, while she lay lazily on him like a kitten.

Slowly opening her eyes, Eric kissed her forehead: "You woke up a little early today, dear."

Yawning, Nicole complained, "If you don't touch me, I can sleep longer."

Looking down at the hickeys on her body, she pointed to her neck: "Is there any here?"

"Well, a little bit, but you can say it was scratched by a cat. Don't you have a cat named Katie at home?"

"How can a cat scratch and a hickey be the same? You know how sharp the paparazzi's eyes are. It seems I need to hide at home for a while."

"By the way, what's going on between you and James Murdoch? I felt like there was some unpleasantness between you last night."

Eric briefly explained the matter, and Nicole couldn't help but say angrily: "This guy is too much. With 50% of the shares, his appetite is really big."

"Nico, are you familiar with James Murdoch?"

Nicole shook her head slightly. "Not really, just acquaintance. In fact, I have a better relationship with his sister Elizabeth Murdoch and brother Lachlan Murdoch. I didn't expect him to come to the party."

"So what kind of person is this James? What's his personality like? What are his abilities like? Do you know him?"

Nicole thought for a moment and said, "I know a little bit. Elizabeth once complained to me about her two younger brothers. All three of them were born to Murdoch's second wife, Anna."

"Lachlan is a conservative brother, while James is a more radical brother. Did you know that he rejected journalism, which was related to the family business, and chose film history at Harvard University instead?"

"But in order to show his individuality and get away from his father's control, he dropped out of Harvard to do hip-hop music. Can you imagine how weird this is?"

Eric sneered when he heard hip-hop. He had no interest in hip-hop to begin with, and Emi Amé made him hate this genre even more.

"Later, his hip-hop company was acquired by his father Murdoch, and James returned to work for the group. The fact shows that he did not prove anything, but only proved that he was a rebellious child."

"So I'm not surprised that he dared to ask you directly for half of the shares. This is just his personality."

"Isn't this James the president of Asia Star TV? I heard that he has run Star TV very successfully, so he must be quite capable," said Eric.

"I don't know about that. I just heard about it, but everyone knows that there is discord within the Murdoch family."

"This old man has been married for the third time. His current wife, Wendi Deng, has a very bad relationship with Anna's three children."

"When it comes to the power struggle within the group and the distribution of Murdoch's property, it would be strange if it could be good!" said Eric.

"Yes, and even the relationship between the three sisters is not harmonious. The eldest brother Lachlan follows Murdoch's path and is determined to develop the newspaper news business."

"James' personality determines that he doesn't like the newspaper industry, so he hopes the group will focus its business on the film and entertainment business."

"Eric, I think competing with you is probably a decision made by James Murdoch alone. Old Murdoch may not approve of him."

Eric turned over and lay on the bed. Nicole sat astride his waist and massaged his shoulders and back with her hands. She knew that her man was struggling.

"Honey, do you want me to mediate? Competition is never a good thing. The two movies even know how to avoid each other."

The big hands gently roamed over the smooth skin, and Eric enjoyed the massage from the Oscar-winning actress, his skin blooming comfortably.

"No, don't get involved. He can come whenever he wants, even if his father Murdoch is involved."

"I have no shortage of funds. At least for now, supporting Facebook's operations is not a problem. Although public opinion will have a certain influence on the public."

"But the source of influence still lies in the quality of Facebook itself. As long as Facebook itself does not have any problems and always maintains its advantage, people will know how to choose."

“It is human nature to pursue excellence. No one likes to use a bad product when there is a good one, just like everyone likes to watch a good movie.”

"What about Sharknado?" Neeko asked teasingly.

"Uh, don't interrupt me, or I'll spank you!"

"My only concern is that he might create political obstacles. If some departments were to use their power to restrict Facebook, that would be a problem."

"Anyway, let's just take it one step at a time. In normal business competition, I can crush him to death!"

It’s Monday and the third week box office results for “The Purge” have been released.

Compared to the second week, the box office continued to fall by 48%, earning 14 million US dollars, and the total box office in North America reached 86 million US dollars.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

If this trend continues, and the large-scale reaction continues for another week, half of the cinemas will take the film down, and the remaining eight or nine hundred cinemas will continue to show it.

By the end of the fifth week, when the large-scale screenings are completely over, the box office potential will be almost exhausted.

At that time, "Pirates of the Caribbean" will also be released in the summer vacation.

"Finding Nemo" is still leading the North American box office. After taking in $65 million in the first week, the clown fish Nemo continued to be strong in the second week and took in $49 million.

The box office decline trend is only 25%, which is much lower than the halving of ordinary movies. This shows the outstanding qualities of excellent G-rated animations.

As a publishing company, Mickey Mouse is going to make a lot of money again this time.

In terms of global box office, The Purge has opened in Spain, Russia, Switzerland and other European countries, and has also been released in India. Now only Japan, a relatively large overseas box office, is still waiting.

The global box office also increased by $8.3 million, bringing the overseas total to $31 million, and the global cumulative box office currently stands at $117 million.

For such a low-budget thriller, this is already a very good result.

At the MGM building, Eric was standing in the lobby on the first floor himself, this time to welcome guests from the Department of Defense.

At that time, we obtained the cooperation permission from the Ministry of Defense for a very low price of only 10 million US dollars, and today is the time to inspect the goods.

The inspector must be served well, otherwise the original schedule may have to be changed.

As a Humvee arrived in front of the building, three men in military uniforms got out of the car. Among the three, Eric only knew Lieutenant Colonel Freeman.

Smiling and shaking hands with the other party, Lieutenant Colonel Freeman introduced the two parties.

"Eric, this is Major General Gainholtz, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics Engineering and Defense, and this is Colonel Angela Winchester, Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance."

Eric shook hands with each of them. The former's palms were rough, probably because of his military experience.

The latter has relatively delicate hands, and he was probably promoted from a civil servant.

According to what Lieutenant Colonel Freeman said, the rank of colonel is generally the highest for people in the U.S. military, and those who can go further have complicated relationships behind them. The two people in front of him should also be of this type.

The three of them were invited to the company's internal cinema, where my father was waiting, and everyone chatted for a while.

"Mr. Cooper, don't waste time, let's get started quickly, I have something to deal with at noon."

Eric nodded: "Okay."

On the big screen, the movie officially began. There was no opening credits, and it went straight into the main feature.

The movie is still in its early stages, the special effects are not complete, the Transformers are not vivid, and some parts appear blurry.

During the screening, Eric looked towards the Ministry of Defense from time to time, only to see the other side's expressions frowning and nodding, making it difficult to understand what they meant.

Two hours later, with the end of the city battle, Megatron was killed and the Decepticons were either dead or fled.

"Okay, let's stop here." Major General Gainholtz said.

Eric gestured, the big screen turned off, and the lights came back on.

"Major General Hotz, what do you think? Let's go to the conference room and talk about it," Dad suggested.

Looking at the time, Major General Hotz wanted to just chat on the spot, but Eric immediately winked at him when he saw this.

Next to him, Lieutenant Colonel Freeman advised, "General, the conference room is quieter and less crowded. It's nice to change the environment after watching the explosion for so long."

Hearing the words "few people and quiet", Major General Hotz looked at Lieutenant Colonel Freeman meaningfully and said, "Okay, let's go to the conference room."

In the meeting room, all irrelevant people were cleared out. It was a closed-door meeting.

It didn't take long. Half an hour later, a group of people walked out of the conference room laughing.

Major General Hotz said, "Eric, although I don't know much about making movies, I know that directors as young as you are rare."

"The Transformers movie was well made, especially in showing our military's determination and courage to not fear powerful enemies, to protect the people, and to defend our country."

"Angela, go back and write a report to the Ministry of National Defense. Report the results of our discussion and express satisfaction with the quality of the film in principle."

"Okay, it's getting late, and I have to rush back for a meeting."

My father immediately grabbed the other person's hand and said, "Major General Hotz, it's almost noon. You can't go to the meeting hungry."

"I have prepared lunch. MGM will be filming the Transformers sequel in the future and will need your help."

Major General Hotz pretended to be reserved for a moment, then stayed at the instigation of Lieutenant Colonel Freeman. It was just an excuse to hold a stupid meeting.

Even if it was a real meeting, it would still be held without him. But now there are tangible benefits to be gained, so it is easy to tell what is more important.

A moment later, two cars left the MGM building one after the other.

By the time we sent the people from the Ministry of National Defense away, it was already past four in the afternoon.

Eric and Dad were both drunk.

Damn, these military guys are really fierce, just like those in China. The higher their rank, the more they can drink.

At the beginning, everyone was still a little reserved, but when the hostesses came up and after three or two drinks, they completely let go and started dancing like crazy.

It was actually just after two o'clock when we finished the meal, and everyone knew what we did in the next two hours.

In the end, the three of them had a great time eating, drinking and having fun, and each left with some money.

As for Eric, he disdains to play with these high-class prostitutes. The women around him are of high quality, so he naturally looks down on those vulgar women.

(End of this chapter)