Chapter 62 63. Cooperation suddenly became pleasant
That evening, MGM's official website released a one-minute video, which showed Bumblebee's appearance and included a ten-second transformation scene.
Although it still looks a bit rough and has not reached perfection, the only thing missing is more refined polishing.
For this shape and action, it took more than a month from the time MGM came up with the first draft to the time Weta Digital completed the preliminary stage.
This was a relatively short time, as it was completed with Eric’s on-site guidance on the changes.
Otherwise, if you want to finish it in one month, you should try peach! It will take at least three months.
Eric opened another large villa in Sweetwater Manor, Park City.
In addition to good wine and delicious food, beautiful women are naturally indispensable. After spending a lot of money, high-end call girls soon came to his door. After venting his anger, Sergei finally lost his temper.
At this time, the two of them were soaking in the hot spring, and the old guy finally stopped nagging.
"You look much better."
Sergei exhaled heavily as if he was cultivating an immortal, and it seemed that he was still savoring the taste just now.
"Those two women you found are really good. People in your entertainment industry are the best."
"Uh you're mistaken mate, they're just high-end stuff, $2,000 takeout, I think the price is increased, after all, it's the Sundance Film Festival, peak season!"
"We are too tight on time this time. If you want to experience being a female star, I will arrange it next time."
Hearing this, Sergei became interested and asked tentatively: "Can you get Kate Winslet here? I have a good impression of her."
"Titanic?"
This middle-aged man in his thirties actually hesitated for a moment: "Yes, that's flesh-colored silk, the dream of many men."
Eric was a little speechless. Brother, you are almost 40 years old, and you still believe in that? Are you still playing the innocent game?
Noticing the other person's strange look, Sergei quickly explained: "Actually, my family is not happy. Rachel is my wife, and we have been separated for a long time. To be more precise, we are playing our own games and we don't bother each other."
"There was no love between us. It was in high school. We just had a one-night stand. Then I won the lottery, and that's how our muddled marriage began."
"Sergey, with your status and position, what's the big deal if you win the lottery? If you don't want it, can't you just give her some money? Is it necessary to get married? The price is too high!" Eric asked doubtfully.
Sergei shook his head helplessly: "No, you don't know me. Although my last name is Hassenfeld, it can only be considered a branch, a very distant one."
"At that time, I was a young man like you. In fact, I was younger than you. I didn't enjoy the wealth and fame of this family when I was young. I was just a poor boy. State law did not allow abortion, so I had no choice but to get married."
“Later, when I started working at Hasbro, I gradually got to where I am today.”
Eric gave a thumbs up and said, "In that case, you are independent and capable, and have made great achievements at a young age."
Sergei remained silent. After a pause, he suddenly smiled bitterly: "It seems like this to outsiders, right? But it's not actually like that."
"The main reason I was able to take the position of CEO of Hasbro was that Alan's two sons died in an accident and he had no heir."
"And I was a good listener, so the position eventually fell to me, and that was that."
"Then."
Suddenly, Sergei seemed to open up, or perhaps he had been suppressing himself for too long, and began to talk about his life incessantly.
Eric felt depressed after hearing this. It turned out that this seemingly bright and handsome man was actually so miserable. Rather than being a CEO, he was more like a puppet, a puppet who was manipulated by his uncle who was five generations older than him.
This time he plotted against Hasbro, so naturally he was used as a punching bag by his uncle. In Sergei's own words, he felt like a dog, a dog circling around Alan Hassenfeld's feet.
His only pleasure is sex, and only sex can help him regain some self-esteem.
With a sigh, Eric pulled out a bottle of high-proof vodka from the cabinet.
"Have a drink. At least it will help you forget your troubles tonight."
Sergei didn't hesitate and drank the 60-proof vodka in one gulp. The burning sensation made his face turn red instantly.
He shook his head and told the other party not to play too much.
Eric stood up and left, and soon two tall, beautiful girls entered the hot spring.
At this time, with the release of the MGM video on the Internet, it quickly attracted a lot of attention, and the short one-minute video was quickly reposted on major forums.
MGM then bought an advertisement on the front page of Yahoo!. As long as you click on the website, the first thing you see is the cool transformation image of Bumblebee.
Many people who were not originally interested in Transformers were also attracted to it.
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Although there are some die-hard fans who dislike the fact that it is different from the anime version, they definitely cannot outnumber the general public.
As for Eric's work as a director, it naturally no longer attracts attention because the core selling point of "Transformers" is these iron lumps.
No way, no way, who watches Transformers to see people? Aren't they all here to see the Autobots and Decepticons? As long as they can do them well, the movie is already half successful, and the video released by MGM perfectly proves this point.
The next day, when Eric and Sergey met again, they tacitly did not mention what happened yesterday, and the latter seemed to have become the spirited CEO again.
At 9:30 in the morning, as the market opened, Hasbro's stock price soared.
"Hahahaha. It worked. The stock price started to rise again. Eric, you really are a genius!"
"Look at all these people, they're all attracted to that video, is that a bumblebee?"
"Yeah, we've got it agreed with GM that it'll be a Chevrolet in the movie," Eric replied with a smile.
Sergey looked at the transformed parts and exclaimed: "This is simply amazing. It feels completely different from the anime version. I have a feeling that when the movie is released, these Transformers will definitely sell like hot cakes."
As he spoke, the last clause of the bet agreement came to his mind: "Can quadruple sales really be achieved?"
But he quickly put his doubts behind him: "Eric, now that the matter has been resolved, I should return to New York to report to Allen, but I hope MGM will not make any more rash decisions."
Eric smiled and held out his hand: "Don't worry, I wish you a safe journey and hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future!"
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
The two hugged each other and Sergei got into the car.
Several followers couldn't help but wonder why the relationship between these two people suddenly became so good. They almost fought yesterday. It was really strange! Looking at the car leaving, Eric couldn't help but recall the conversation last night. Maybe Sergei would be a good helper.
The stock market has come to a temporary halt, and this paragraph is written specifically. As you can see, it is to prepare for taking over Hasbro in the future.
(End of this chapter)