In the office, Eric carefully reviewed the company's financial status since the second quarter.
Overall, it decreased by 37 percentage points compared to last year.
However, the stock price not only did not decrease but continued to rise, increasing by 5.1 percentage points compared to the first quarter.
The reason, naturally, was giving up two months of screening slots to other companies, which was harmless.
Once the third-quarter financial report is released, it will definitely soar completely.
Knock knock knock.
Carol knocked on the door and walked in, her big butt and big breasts in a professional suit, swaying enticingly, always posing flirtatiously.
Unfortunately, Eric wasn't interested in that; he had six people and twelve mouths to feed at home.
And there were so many others outside, how could he pay attention to her?
Of course, it's not that he's settled down; it really depends on the person. His taste has become more discerning now.
Just a pretty face isn't enough; she also needs status, position, fame, youthful nostalgia, or the backing of connections to catch his eye, with the latter even more important than the former.
For example, if it were Julia Roberts, even though she just gave birth to two babies, he wouldn't mind at all.
"Boss, good news," Carol said with a radiant smile.
"Are the numbers out?"
"Yes, we broke another record. The first weekend's three-day box office was $139 million, the highest in North American film history."
Hearing this, Eric smiled and nodded.
"Boss, you don't seem very excited. It's big news!"
"Haha. I know it's good news, but I'm used to it. It was within my expectations."
"Uh! Your calm reaction makes me look like a noisy child."
"This is called the composure of a big shot. When your net worth reaches hundreds of billions, you'll be just like me."
Carol's mouth twitched. She thought, 'Do you even hear what you're saying?'
'If I had the ability to earn hundreds of billions of dollars, would I still be dressed like a turkey, wiggling my butt next to you, begging for your… insertion?'
'It's truly speechless. The bosses at my previous companies couldn't wait to devour me, but here, it's all useless.'
'Shouldn't young men like mature women? Damn it!'
The Los Angeles Daily: "transformers 2 breaks all-time opening day box office record, pulling down the Jedi!"
The San Francisco Times: "transformers 2 breaks all-time three-day box office record, surpassing frozen to secure the champion's throne."
The Chicago Sun-Times: "transformers 2 explodes in word-of-mouth and box office, MGM finally welcomes its brightest star of the year."
Yahoo Entertainment directly provided a popular science explanation about the ranking of three-day box office in film history.
When they say 'film history,' they actually mean North America, because it's impossible to compile statistics if the scope is expanded to the entire world.
After all, even the major Hollywood companies have different distribution networks, making it impossible for all countries to open on the same day.
However, given the development of the entertainment industry in North America, especially the United States, it's not an exaggeration to say that North American number one is film history number one.
Currently, transformers 2 holds the first place with a three-day box office of $139 million.
Second place is frozen with $121 million. If it hadn't been besieged last summer, the overall data would have been even higher.
Third place is transformers with $119 million. Although so much time has passed, its value remains very high.
Fourth place is Spider-Man. Didn't expect that, did you? Although my opening day box office dropped, I fought my way back with the three-day results.
Fifth place is star wars: episode iii. Although its opening day box office was explosive, ranking second in film and television, its three-day and one-week results lagged behind.
Then came films like shrek 2. MGM occupied three spots in the top ten, still monopolizing the top three.
The comments below were naturally also explosive.
"transformers 2 is the best movie I've seen this year. Every aspect of the movie is explosive. I'm preparing for my third viewing."
"I must put transformers 2 and star wars: episode iii on the same level. Both movies are excellent and equally good."
"This transformers focuses more on the Autobots and Decepticons. I like this change; this is what we want to see."
"Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds, plus Gal Gadot, were not overshadowed by transformers. Everyone is growing; these are the protagonists we need."
"I declare that I've fallen in love with the character Arcee. I wonder if any manufacturers produce special edition dolls."
"Eric Cooper, though young, is as steady as an old dog. He didn't follow the old path of sequels being bad movies. The youngest Best Screenwriter in history, he truly deserves the title."
"The movie is great, but the runtime is still too rushed. I hope MGM can produce an animated version to tell the story more completely."
At movie theaters now, if you interview people, you'll find that most are going for the same goal.
Some avid fans have already watched it multiple times: the first time by themselves, the second time with their girlfriend, the third time with fellow enthusiasts—they always find reasons.
Just like the carnival two years ago, transformers has begun a new round of global conquest.
After a few days, the word-of-mouth gradually stabilized.
Rotten Tomatoes' freshness reached 97%, with very few negative reviews from the general public.
The IMDb score also once climbed to 8.5, but has now dropped to 8.1.
But as long as it stabilizes and doesn't fall below 8 points, it will be considered a miracle for a commercial film.
It's worth noting that many art-house films don't even reach the 8-point level.
Gadot, Chris Evans, Ryan, and the rest of the main cast have already embarked on a world promotional tour. Eric, as the screenwriter, did not participate; he only needed to keep an eye on the box office.
With strong publicity, distribution, and excellent word-of-mouth, as a week passed, the much-anticipated first-week box office finally came out.
Sure enough, it continued to break records, living up to expectations.
With a staggering $218 million, it dominated the competition, knocking down all challengers and claiming the throne as the highest-grossing film in a single week in history.
While the box office exploded, merchandise also sold like crazy.
Factories in China were working overtime to produce, loading finished goods onto ships for sale all over the world.
Among them, the most popular were the battle-damaged Megatron and the female Transformer Arcee.
Surprisingly, Black Widow, a character with limited screen time, also sold very well; her eight-legged spider transformation was favored by fans.
However, Jazz did not come back to life because of Eric's joke.
He didn't even show his face; how could he have any sales?
No doubt about it, he's dead!
In the apartment on the tree-lined avenue.
A few days ago, Liu Xiaoli and her daughter returned from vacation and invited Eric over for dinner.
"Here! These are the shoes I bought for you. Try them on."
Eric glanced at them: "Are the soles too thick?"
"Ah? You don't like them?"
He pecked Liu Xiaoli on the cheek: "No, I'll wear them to the company tomorrow. How could I not like something you bought?"
"That's more like it."
Hiss hiss!
Next to them, Liu Xiaoli kept making strange sounds.
"What's wrong with you? Constantly winking and making faces."
Seeing her daughter make no move, Liu Xiaoli had to step in herself.
She quickly took out various items from Room: "Eric, these are also gifts from Xixi."
Eric couldn't help but frown: "They all seem to be for women. Are they for my mom?"
"Yes, and for the others in your family. If we ever live under the same roof, consider them as welcome gifts."
"Uh, you guys?"