Chapter 176 175. Become a Pimp Again

As the Nasdaq stock market opened on a new day, Sony's stock price rebounded rapidly.

But forget about going back to the original state, after all, half of the copyright was taken away by Michael. Although Sony still enjoys the rights, things are different now.

What's more, in addition to half of the copyright, Maikou itself is also a cash cow.

The copyright of his own music has always been in his own hands. He had previously just handed it over to Sony for operation. Now that he has left, of course he will take it with him.

So although Sony's stock price has rebounded, its market value still evaporated by more than 2 billion US dollars, which is a heavy loss.

Tom Mottola was taken the blame and was directly kicked out of Sony. Given his current notoriety, no company would accept him in the short term.

Tom Mottola's only way out is to start his own company, but he does not have the confidence and resources of Michael. Once his reputation is ruined, it will be difficult for him to do anything even if he has money.

I don't know where that bastard Martin Basher has gone and he still dares not show up in public.

Michael has already filed a criminal lawsuit against him, and the BBC will certainly not protect him for the sake of its public image and social opinion.

As a journalist, his career is completely over and he will inevitably end up in Longchang in the future.

Larry Feldman and Mathis had a slightly better fate. In exchange for throwing dirty water on Sony, Michael will not sue them.

However, the careers of both men are still over. Their licenses will definitely be revoked, and they are lucky to not have to go to jail.

They will most likely find a place where no one knows them, or immigrate abroad, anyway, they will find a place where there are fewer fans of Mike.

Janet Arvizo has announced that she is withdrawing the lawsuit and has issued a public apology, admitting her mistakes and hoping to be forgiven.

She was just a stupid and foolish woman. Michael was too lazy to argue with her, as that would only damage his image.

Anyway, the true face of the Arvizo family has been exposed, and they cannot escape the fate of being harassed.

Her son will inevitably suffer from school bullying, and with those relatives who gave false testimony, his future will be bleak.

There is also a trashy gangster named Eminem. Michael has issued a statement asking him to make a public apology and remove this album from the shelves.

Aftermath, the record company that Eminem signed to, has apologized, and its founder Andre Young said that they will communicate with distributors as soon as possible to remove all CDs or other products containing "Just Lost It" from the shelves.

There is no doubt that this decision will cost the record company hundreds of millions of dollars, but not doing so will only result in the anger of fans.

Look at Sony. How can a small brand like you compete with Sony? Be careful to be washed away!

As for Eminem himself, he remained stubborn and did not make any response. He just left with a dark face when facing the reporter's interview.

After all, this guy is a notoriously stubborn person. When Bush Jr. criticized him, he criticized Bush Jr.

On Facebook, he already has more than 4 million fans.

Especially after Facebook started promoting it in major middle schools.

Since the style of music that insults and insults people is very popular among teenagers, Eminem's fans are increasing very quickly.

He himself is a very active person and completely regards Facebook as a platform for expressing his opinions and propaganda.

In this ranking activity held by Facebook, his number of fans has entered the top ten and is currently ranked ninth.

As a result, due to his improper attitude, he lost hundreds of thousands of fans overnight.

There were also a large number of users who went to his homepage to leave abusive messages, which could not be deleted. Fortunately, Eminem's team finally gave in and closed the comments.

And seeing that he didn't respond and was giving up, he was still trying to get away with it.

Eric simply gave an order to directly ban Eminem's account.

You don't want to talk, right? Then don't talk forever. Next time you open an account, I will block your account. As long as you are in my territory, don't even think about farting.

Give him a few more days. If he still pretends to be deaf and dumb, Michael will sue him.

Eric's office at the MGM building in Los Angeles.

"Billy, I called you back this time mainly to assign you a new task."

"I'm planning to produce a music variety show. Now I need you to go around the country and look for some contestants with good singing skills to participate in the show."

Hearing this, Billy was a little confused: "We go to collect? Shouldn't we publish an announcement and wait for the contestants to sign up for screening?"

"The method you mentioned is suitable for general variety shows, but not for my kind. Don't worry about the details. Just do it first. I'll give you two months."

"The contestants can come from all walks of life. Even those who are somewhat famous in the industry or have debuted but have never been very popular can participate."

"Go to more bars and nightclubs. There are many potential singers in these places. I only have one criterion, and that is excellent singing skills."

"It's even better if they have the ability to create. Tell them that as long as they participate in the competition, they will have the hope of signing a contract, obtaining resources and becoming a real singer."

"Uh, signed a contract with MGM? But we don't seem to have a music department." Billy looked puzzled.

"Michael Jackson and I are about to set up a record company. You will understand after it is established. Go ahead and tell Chen Xing to call Judy and Bordeaux as well."

"Okay, boss!"

Soon, Judy arrived at the office first.

"Boss, what can I do for you?"

Eric looked at her and said, "Judy, you have been at MGM for almost a year. You have done an excellent job and have a keen eye for scripts."

"So I decided to give you a new position as deputy director of the production department. Of course, you will continue to serve in the script department."

"Carrying one more burden might make you a little tired, so please consider it."

Unexpectedly, Judy nodded in agreement without even thinking: "No problem, I have plenty of energy, and I also feel that I need to learn and gain experience in more positions."

"You mean, you want more?"

Judy shrugged. "Why not? You won't know if it's challenging until you try it. I think I can adapt to a more comprehensive job."

"More comprehensive, interesting words. Do you also want to take on a company like Warren?"

Judy hesitated for a moment: "It may be a little early. Give me some more time, or assign me an experienced executive like Bemahadi did."

Eric laughed and said, "You are always like this. Among us, you have always been the most confident."

"How about this? Let's set the deadline to one year. If your work performance is still outstanding after one year, there will be a branch waiting for you to run it."

"Really?" Judy's face instantly lit up with joy.

"Haha. You can question other things, but you can't question the boss's decision."

After Judy left happily and full of energy, another best friend, Bordeaux, walked in.

He has been in the marketing department for a year, but his only outstanding achievement is the cooperation with Hasbro. Eric thinks he may not be suitable for this position.

Bordeaux seemed to realize what was going to happen next and took the initiative to say, "I'm sorry, Eric, I haven't done a good enough job during this period and I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Eric stood up and walked to him, patted his shoulder and said comfortingly: "It's okay, people always have to slowly find their most suitable position."

"It was my decision to put you in the marketing department, so now I plan to change your position."

"I have no objection, we can go wherever you say."

"I remember you taught yourself accounting and other knowledge when you were in college."

"Yes, I have been interested in this area for a while, but I don't have a qualification."

"That's not important. I'm going to let you go to the finance department. I don't need to tell you what this department means. Just do your job well."

"Don't worry, I will."

In the blink of an eye, it is August 7th. "Get Out" has received rave reviews, and its publicity strategy in the black community is also very correct.

Although black people generally have a low level of education, the movie actually expresses the theme of racial discrimination in a very simple way, which most people can understand.

Even if they are gang thugs who haven't even graduated from elementary school, they would still feel excited when they see a black person as the protagonist, who wins in the end and kills the white heroine and her family.

The first group of audiences who entered the cinema spontaneously became fans and began to promote it to their friends and family.

This naturally attracted the second and third groups, and data from MGM investigators showed that the attendance rate continued to rise.

Some movie theaters exclusively for black people have an attendance rate of up to a terrifying 90%. Many black guys who have seen the movie once will drag their friends to watch it again.

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In addition, "Pirates of the Caribbean" is already in its fourth week, so the firepower has been greatly reduced.

Although Tobey Maguire's new film "Season 2" was invested with 90 million US dollars, the plot of the movie is really not good.

It's 2003 now. Who would want to watch a story about horse racing from the 1930s? What's more, sports are unpopular, and horse racing is the most unpopular of all.

So there were some praises in the media, but the audience did not buy it and most of them gave bad reviews.

That is, in the first week, thanks to Tobey Maguire's popularity, the film earned more than 40 million at the box office, and then began to weaken.

It turns out that Tobey Maguire is no match for Spider-Man.

Of the three films with the heaviest share of production in theaters right now, "Pirates of the Caribbean" took in $31 million this week, which is in line with what is expected from such a blockbuster.

"The Age of Pentium" was cut short, with less than 21 million US dollars, and the fate of losing money was inevitable.

"Get Out" had the best of both worlds, and it grossed $51 million in its first week, which really caught everyone's attention.

Even Eric was surprised when he got the report card. This was the third highest-grossing movie in the first week since he joined MGM.

The first is "Die Another Day" and the second is "Red Dragon", but they are both series of movies with a fixed fan base.

What is the configuration of "Get Out"? The total cost of production and promotion is only 15 million US dollars.

The success of the film brought great benefits to James Wan, Chloë Sevigny and Anthony Mackie.

With two blockbuster movies released in half a year, James Wan has become the most anticipated new director in Hollywood, and has been praised by many people.

His reputation has surpassed Wang Ying, and he is poised to become the number one Chinese director in Hollywood.

Chloë Sevigny has also greatly expanded her appeal to the audience, and many people only then knew that she had been nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.

Anthony Mackie, a newcomer who just moved from the drama industry to Hollywood, was extremely happy when his first movie became a huge hit.

His agent has called Charlie Cooper several times, trying to invite his father to have some fun at the resort.

The three were also invited to appear on shows such as Saturday Night Live and The Ellen Show to promote the show, and they were the talk of the town at the time.

Eric was mentioned several times because the screenwriter's credits were both his and Ray Whannell's, and he was listed before Ray Whannell.

Although he was mentioned several times, as a screenwriter, he didn't need to show up and the audience was not interested.

So not many people really know him, and can't even connect him to the previous rumors, and Eric is happy about it.

In the evening, Eric drove to the airport.

After waiting for a while, Sergei Hassenfeld walked out of the terminal hall and got into the car.

It was obvious that he had dressed up very seriously today. Not only did he have his hair done, he also sprayed a light men's perfume on his body and even put on light makeup on his face.

It makes this middle-aged man in his forties look a lot younger.

"Eric, why did you come here in person? You can just send someone to pick me up."

"Haha. We are such good friends, of course I will come in person. It seems that you have made sufficient preparations. Let's go directly to the party."

Sergei nodded and waved the exquisite little bag in his hand: "Here is the gift, let's go."

The car drove towards Beverly Hills.

"Sergey, I worked so hard to get this opportunity. You must cherish it."

Sergei looked at Eric gratefully: "Everything you have done is in my heart, and I will definitely repay you."

"Tsk tsk. I feel a little excited. It's been a long time since my heart beat so fast."

When the two arrived at Theron's villa, there were already quite a few people there and the party had already begun.

But it doesn’t matter, as a big star, he has to be the last to appear.

Apart from Charlize Theron's family, the rest of the people here are basically actors and stars. Many of the people we saw at Nicole's place last time appeared here again.

When they found out Eric had arrived, someone immediately informed Theron, and soon she walked out from the crowd, with a smile on her face that made her look extremely beautiful.

Before Theron could speak, Eric took her hand and kissed it gently.

Then he glanced at Stuart Townsend who was watching this scene not far away, and sure enough, the boy's expression trembled unnaturally.

"Humph! I just want to do it for you to see!"

Then with a slight pull of their hands, the two of them completed the hug.

However, it only lasted a few seconds. It seemed a bit intimate, but there was nothing wrong with it. It was normal etiquette among friends.

"Happy Birthday, Theron!"

"Happy birthday to you, beautiful lady!"

After sending their blessings, Eric and Sergey handed the gift to Theron. She looked at Sergey and said, "Eric, this is the one you told me about."

“Yes, is Kate Winslet here?”

Theron looked to the side and said, "It's right there, Mr. Sergei. Do you need me to introduce him to you or should you go and meet him yourself?"

"Theron, please be a good person and help him."

"Okay, then follow me."

Sergei secretly gave a thumbs up: "Good brother!"

Eric looked at Stuart Townsend and walked towards him.

(End of this chapter)