Eric truly hadn't expected that after a vacation, Lao Liu would have successfully persuaded Little Liu to accept his family.
Although Little Liu still looked reluctant, it didn't matter.
As the saying goes, once the bottom line is breached, people will only continue to lower their own bottom lines.
This was truly a big gain, and he wondered what method Liu Xiaoli had used.
Did she threaten her during their vacation back in China, saying that if she didn't give in to Eric, she would have to return and seek Chen Jinfei's protection?
An ugly middle-aged man in his fifties versus a young, promising, handsome playboy—comparison creates beauty, after all.
A dark thought arose in Eric's mind; this was not impossible.
After all, what kind of place is the entertainment industry?
It's the world's largest poultry farm, most abundant in chickens and ducks.
He immediately picked up Little Liu and gave her a passionate kiss, which she pushed him away from, her face flushed.
"Oh, what are you doing! My mom is still here."
Eric chuckled. It was better to keep Lao Liu and Zhou Wenqiong's affair a secret from her, lest it shock the child into foolishness.
Liu Xiaoli rose at the opportune moment: "You two chat. I'm going back to my room to rest."
As she reached the corner, she couldn't help but glance back at Eric, sighing, lost in thought.
"Your mom's gone. Can we continue now?"
"No!"
"Why?"
"Because I hate you! I never realized before what a philanderer you are."
"It's not too late to know now, is it? Look, I'm the one who told you. What does that prove?"
"It proves that I have you, Crystal, in my heart. If I didn't truly like you, I could have hidden it from you forever."
Looking at Eric's shameless face, Little Liu almost laughed in exasperation.
"So I should be grateful to you?"
"Hehe. No need for that. You're willing to accept, so I should be grateful to you instead."
"Come on, let your husband show his gratitude properly now."
Eric said, and despite her protests, he quickly stripped off Liu Yifei's top and began touching her up and down.
"Wait, I said wait, dear."
"No, I can't wait any longer. After months apart, don't you miss me?"
"You're truly annoying. Let's go to my room."
After an hour of studying the shaft-hole insertion technique, and two explosions inside Little Liu, the two of them, covered in sweat, cuddled together affectionately.
"Phew, I feel like my consciousness is going to scatter. You can't torment me so fiercely."
"Good girl! You'll get used to it. Haven't you been practicing?"
"It's precisely because I've been practicing, otherwise you would have tormented me to death long ago," Little Liu rolled her eyes.
"Uh, hehehe, that's why I need to find you a few more little sisters."
At this, Liu Yifei couldn't help but sneer: "By the way, you still haven't told me, how many are there exactly?"
"If I'm not mistaken, Gal Gadot is one of them, right? Are there others?"
Eric pursed his lips, thinking it would be a bit inconvenient if he were the one to say such things.
Especially since Daddario was also filming Dragon Ball with her; if she knew they were secretly messing around behind her back whenever they had a chance on set...
He had just had a double-queue with the husky girl in the morning and hadn't wiped clean, and then double-queued with her again in the afternoon. She'd surely hit him.
"Uh, I'll introduce you to a friend, Judy Newhouse, who is now in charge of Warner Bros. You've met her."
Liu Yifei's eyes immediately widened: "So that's it. No wonder she got that position. So, counting me, there are three people."
"Something like that. Judy really wants to meet you. She has a good personality, just like you. I hope you two can become good friends, good sisters, good confidantes, and we can live happily together in the future."
With only three women, Little Liu was relatively satisfied.
Most rich people have a stable family life at home while having affairs outside. Eric also had practically no scandals, so three was actually considered few.
"Let's find a time, but you're not allowed to leave tonight. Stay and keep me company."
"No problem, you call the shots, baby. How about we take a bath together?"
He picked up Liu Yifei and carried her into the bathroom, and as they bathed, he couldn't help but instinctively press her head down.
After another long session, Little Liu truly couldn't take it anymore and begged for mercy on her knees before he finally let her go.
After such exertion, she naturally fell asleep quickly once her head hit the pillow.
After she fell asleep, Eric got out of bed again and went to Liu Xiaoli's bedroom.
He was about to gently knock on the door, but when he merely touched it, it opened by itself.
That old hussy, she really left the door open for him.
He walked to the bedside with practiced ease, and her eyes slowly opened.
Slippers off, onto the bed, pajamas pulled aside, the two embraced and kissed. It was a smooth, continuous move, and Liu Xiaoli no longer offered any resistance.
Because they had both grown accustomed to such clandestine behavior.
Liu Xiaoli also knew in her heart that from the moment she started working on her daughter, she couldn't get off this pirate ship.
For the rest of her life, she would be unable to resist, to be taken advantage of by this scoundrel in front of her. This was the price to pay.
Since resistance was futile, what more was there to say? Better to enjoy it. She was also getting addicted to this forbidden thrill.
On the big screen, transformers 2 continued its rampage, facing no worthy opponent.
In its second week, North America box office revenue dropped by 36.3%, which is considered a relatively small drop for a commercial film.
With a box office of 139 million USD, it once again claimed the top spot for the weekly box office.
Entering the third week of August, transformers 2 remained strong.
Although it dropped by 45.5%, it still topped the charts for the third time with 75 million USD in box office revenue.
By then, the total North America box office for three weeks reached 429 million USD, already surpassing any Disney film this year.
Globally, the film was also progressively released on big screens in various countries.
The situation was no different from that in the US, with the film powerfully topping the box office charts and maintaining its reign for consecutive weeks.
Good news from major box office markets in Europe, Japan, and other regions kept pouring in. Including all previous earnings, it had already raked in 288 million USD.
The cumulative global box office exceeded 700 million USD, and in three weeks, it was already close to catching up with star wars: episode iii.
Barring any surprises, it was very likely to match star wars: episode iii's 848 million USD record next week and claim the title of 2005's highest-grossing film.
However, even the most brilliant achievements eventually wane. Entering the fourth week of August, transformers 2's dominant period also came to an end.
This week, MGM would release a new film, or more accurately, an imported film: the meg from Oriental MGM.
After the last trip to China, the film underwent reshoots and modifications there, and after some time of discussion, the release date was finally set.
It would be released simultaneously in China and the US. Although only the last week of the summer slot was left, Eric had already given Old Han a lot of face.
Don't believe it? Go look at other non-Hollywood films; if you want to get a hot release slot, you're dreaming.
Moreover, the bulk of a film's box office revenue comes in the first week, so China was quite satisfied with this arrangement.
It was specifically distributed under the name of AK Films. During this period, the film was promoted using the fame of sharknado, leading many viewers to believe it was a new shark series from AK Films.
As for the box office, let fate decide.