Chapter 155 154. The Frightened Weinstein

Cooper's home in Beverly Hills.

Eric opened his eyes from the bed, then covered his eyes with his hands. The glaring light from the ceiling made him feel uncomfortable.

I fell asleep without even turning off the light.

I opened the curtains and looked out the window. The sky was still pitch black and it was only midnight.

Eric took out a bottle of mineral water from the refrigerator and drank it, but his face suddenly changed, as if he remembered something.

"Oh no, I really wanted to talk to Theron on the phone before I fell asleep, but what did I say? I can't remember anything."

Eric rubbed his temple and shook his head hard, but he still vaguely remembered calling Theron after returning home and talking to him for a long time, but the content was as vague as a fragment.

I quickly returned to the bedroom, picked up my phone and looked at the call records.

Sure enough, the first one is Charlize Theron.

Pah! Eric slapped his forehead. This was bad. A drunk man called a woman, a beautiful woman he had coveted for a long time.

So we can probably imagine what they will say.

Maybe he even lost his most basic manners and acted like a hooligan on the phone.

"It's over. The image I worked so hard to build is all gone now!"

Eric felt extremely regretful. He really shouldn't have drunk that wine and ruined everything.

He hesitated with his phone in hand, wanting to send a text message to apologize, or at least test the other party's attitude to judge whether he had said anything excessive.

But then I thought it was the middle of the night and it was a bit inappropriate, so I put the phone down again.

He walked to the bathroom and took a shower, the cold water pouring over his head made Eric even more unable to sleep.

Just open your laptop and start browsing the news.

On Google's entertainment section, the first headline that came to my mind was that Ben Affleck was photographed visiting a nightclub, which caused Ben and his girlfriend Jennifer Lopez to have another conflict, and their wedding was unsurprisingly postponed again.

Given Ben Affleck's romantic personality, this news is most likely true.

However, this couple has been dragging their feet ever since their relationship was exposed last year. They said they would get engaged in November, but there is still no definite news until now. Everyone is tired of waiting.

During this period, Eric saw the gossips about the two of them at least ten times, and he always wanted to laugh at this future Daredevil and Batman from the bottom of his heart.

Men, no, women too.

Especially for people in the entertainment industry, don’t rush into getting married before you have had enough fun.

Don’t compromise because of pressure from public opinion, family, or the other party, because there are limits to compromise.

What's more, there are many temptations in this circle. Even if the cat doesn't steal fish, as long as the cat is good enough, the fish will take the bait actively. Sooner or later, you will not be able to resist.

Rather than getting into a mess due to relationship or marriage problems later, it is better to wait until you have completely settled down before getting married.

But after getting married, he stopped having affairs and focused on being a good husband and a good father. This was the principle that Eric followed.

As for when he will have enough fun and when he will finally settle down, given his current age, it will be a long journey.

Without even the desire to open the news, Eric glanced down and saw the news related to himself.

The Transformers trailer is released.

When you click on the link, I’m afraid no one would have thought that the trailer was actually edited by Peter Jackson.

Compared to the rough version for internal review, this one-minute-long video is a refined version with complete special effects.

It was just a beginning. In the distant space, the surface of Cybertron, a planet full of electronic machinery, was rotating. With the grand and magnificent commentary of the narrator, Eric felt something was going on.

And when the Autobots and Decepticons appeared one by one, the complete special effects appeared before his eyes.

Just as expected, it has both metallic feel and agility, not much different from the scene in my memory.

Even if there is a gap, it is not that big. After all, "Transformers" uses the most advanced technology in the current film industry.

With the words "coming soon on November 16", the one-minute trailer ended.

The editing is very good, the soundtrack is also very good, the intense battle close-ups and the flying and exploding metal parts can make your adrenaline rush.

Eric scrolled down and saw that the comments section was almost entirely filled with positive reviews.

Words such as surprised, shocking, magical, and unexpected appeared the most times.

Afterwards, Eric logged into the world's largest Transformers fan forum.

Sure enough, the trailer was pinned at the top.

A netizen nicknamed Optimus Prime's Arms commented: "When this trailer was released, I didn't have high expectations, but when I clicked on it, I realized I was wrong. It is the best movie trailer I have seen this year."

Megatron's eyes: "Agree with the above, this trailer is really awesome. Now I am full of anticipation for the movie. I really hope time can fast forward to November."

Red Spider: "Oh my god! Can anyone tell me whether the robots in this movie are real or special effects? They look so realistic. I just watched The Matrix 2 a few months ago, and I think the special effects in Transformers are even better than those in The Matrix 2!"

I want to drive a Hercules: "This shows that MGM did not deceive everyone. It said that the investment would not be less than 150 million US dollars. It seems that this money was really spent well."

"It's obvious that what's shown in the trailer are just some plot snippets. If you expand the snippets, I predict that the battle part of the movie will not be less than 40 minutes. It's pretty cool!"

Unicron Trailblazer: "Have you ever considered a scenario where what's shown in the trailer is the essence of the movie, and the rest is just shit? Just like Star Wars Episode 2: Attack of the Clones."

I am Jack: "The above comment is too subjective. Star Wars Episodes 1 and 2 were obviously shot very well. Although the dialogues are not Lucas' strong point, the scenes are great!"

Master Titanium came and said, "Are you kidding me? I admit that Lucas created Star Wars, but his two prequels also ruined Star Wars, and he's even going to make a third one. Get rid of Lucas and step down. Fox should quickly find a new director."

Bumblebee is so cute: "Don't go off topic, this is a Transformers forum, those who post Star Wars messages, get out!"

Ratchet's Horn: "Star Wars is the best in the world. I just want to play Star Wars. Transformers is not bad, but it is far behind Star Wars."

Bumblebee is so cute: "I suspect you are a spy. Let's go to the Star Wars area to see Transformers!"

After watching for a while, Eric was speechless. As expected, no matter what the topic was, it would eventually turn into a quarrel.

I logged into Facebook again and saw that both MGM's official account and the Transformers promotional account had released relevant news and attached links.

Celebrities who have a good relationship with Eric have also joined the promotion.

The comments here are much more harmonious, almost all of them praise the trailer for being wonderful and say that they must go to the cinema to watch it.

After browsing the homepages of some celebrities, he found that some of them were quite active.

For example, Max shares something every one or two days, sometimes photos, sometimes moods, sometimes songs and books, or charity promotion.

There are also Will Smith, Orlando Bloom, Natalie Portman and others, who often share some life experiences or photos from the set.

But in general, the current audiences are still mainly film and television stars, and there are still very few public figures in the music industry, reality shows, business, and politics.

After thinking about it, James Murdoch estimated that it would not be long before he would have to take action. He had to speed up the pace of attracting new users and expand his base.

He took out his cell phone, edited a text message and sent it to Fitz Heisenberg.

They asked him to organize a celebrity fan ranking event after one month of logging on to Facebook.

From the first place down, if there are enough, we will rank up to the 100th place. If not, we will rank as many as we can.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

This is the first issue, and the evaluation will be reviewed every month in the future.

This method is brainless and simple. If fans find that their idol is ranked very low, they will naturally call their friends to come and support him.

On the one hand, it can effectively expand the user base, and at the same time increase the exposure of these stars.

At the current stage, Facebook’s functions are not yet perfect, and users’ interest in using it may wear off after a few days.

Therefore, the star effect is still an important benchmark and attraction. After it has developed for a year or two and gradually stabilized, we can reduce the star effect and transition to improving the general user experience.

After sending the text message, I didn't care whether it would disturb FitzHeisenberg's rest. I pay you such a high salary, so it's worth it even if I ask you to be on call 24 hours a day.

Eric climbed back into bed and fell back into sleep.

At the same time, also in Beverly Hills, in Harvey Weinstein's mansion, the half-orc was too restless to sleep.

He was walking around the living room drinking and holding his phone.

Although the air conditioner was turned on to the maximum, his obese body still made him sweat.

During the call, his brother Bob Weinstein advised: "Harvey, I think we should change the schedule. The current situation is not favorable to us."

"You also saw the trailer released by MGM. It was unexpectedly great. Eric Cooper, that brat, is really no straw bag. We underestimated him."

Harvey Weinstein gulped down half a glass of wine, threw the quilt on the table, and after rolling a few times, crackling sounds were heard in the air.

"Ask me to change the schedule? That's impossible! Especially when our opponent is the sick lion MGM, which is about to die, and we are at the peak of our career now."

"Because of this damned father and son, we were forced to withdraw Chicago from theaters early, resulting in it not winning the Best Picture award."

"Have you forgotten how much we spent? A full 12 million US dollars, and in the end we only won the Best Supporting Actress award. Who would care about such a rubbish award!"

"After the Oscars, the whole of Hollywood was laughing at us, Bob. Don't forget that we were the ones who set the schedule first. It was those damned father and son who broke the rules."

After listening to his brother's roar, Bob Weinstein could only continue to persuade him: "Harvey, I have asked the people at Weta Digital. The degree of completion of this Transformers is quite high. It doesn't look like the work of a novice director at all."

"Maybe it's just like what that kid said in front of the media, he wants a box office of $700 million, and it's not nonsense."

"Really, Harvey, please change the release date. At least adjust the release date of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. November 14th is only two days away from Transformers. This is no different from a head-on confrontation."

"Are you really so naive to think that a story about a 19th century fleet at sea can be more appealing to audiences than the Autobots from the planet Cybertron?"

"But don't forget, we still have Russell Crowe, we have Paul Bettany, and our screenwriter is Peter Weir, who has won the Golden Globe and Palme d'Or and made 'Dead Poets Society' and 'The Truman Show'. Whether it's the front or backstage team, we are the winner!" Harvey Weinstein said angrily.

"But none of them combined can compare to Optimus Prime who is alive and well in front of the audience!" Bob Weinstein also angrily criticized his brother.

"Harvey, no matter what, we have to change the release date. The investment for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World is the same as Transformers, which is $150 million. If it fails at the box office, we will lose a lot."

"Change the schedule, change the schedule, you just know to change the schedule! This year's schedule was negotiated between me and several major companies, and the good schedule next year should be given to the other party."

"Now you want to change the release date, I ask you where? Unless you change it to 2005, or do you want to compete with Spider-Man 2, Shrek the Monsters 2, Harry Potter and the Third, Van Helsing, and The Day After Tomorrow next year? Are there any weak ones among these opponents?"

"Bob, it's not that I have to insist, but time won't give us this opportunity, or let the movie be detained in the warehouse for 2 years."

"But by 2005, can you guarantee that there won't be Transformers 2, Van Helsing 2, or Jason Bourne?"

After being scolded by his own brother, Bob Weinstein was speechless.

At this time, the two brothers were not in the state of conflict and estrangement that would occur ten years later.

It is said that it was Harvey Weinstein's younger brother Bob who later brought down Harvey Weinstein. At that time, the internal fight between the two brothers had reached a life-and-death point.

Although there were conflicts at this time, for example, Bob tried to persuade Harvey to stop forcing him to sleep with an actress, but it had no effect at all.

But their relationship is generally harmonious.

"But if the schedule is not changed, I'm worried..."

"There's nothing to worry about. We two brothers have been defeated before, and this time will be the same, not to mention that it's a 20-year-old kid!"

"We need to increase publicity efforts and spread some dirty laundry when necessary. We can't let others laugh at the Weinstein brothers for being afraid of a young man who has just started out."

After hanging up the phone, Harvey Weinstein still insisted on not changing the schedule and insisted on having a head-on confrontation.

Now some people have given him a title, the Movie Emperor of Hollywood.

How could the emperor be afraid?

Only others are afraid of the emperor! "Oh...ah!"

Suddenly, Harvey Weinstein accidentally stepped on broken glass and fell to the ground in pain.

"Ambulance, I need an ambulance!"

Thanks to Luciferhx for the 100-coin reward.

(End of this chapter)