I’m in Hollywood

Eric was chatting with Barbara Bullocky when Madonna approached from not far away.

Good evening, Maggie, why did you come here at such a time? Eric and Madonna hugged gently, and then introduced: This is Barbara Bullocky, the producer of the 007 series.

I was having dinner with the executives of Warner Music Europe, so I was a little late, Madonna explained, shaking hands with Barbara Bullock warmly, and after a few words of greeting, she said, Ire K, what about our girls, I have to say hi to them first.

Then let's talk again when we have time, Eric nodded to Barbara Bullocky, made a gesture of invitation, and said, Let's go, let's get to know them, but you can't bully your big sister. junior.

Madonna followed Eric with a smile and said, I only have envy. For so many years, I have never had a new album that sold 20 million copies. The only thing that broke through this sales was a compilation album. See how eccentric you guy is and only wrote me one song.

It's different, I'm not a music producer after all. They started from scratch, and it happens that people like their image very much, so they are only popular now. But your image has been fixed, and I don't have the ability to make you this Madonna has become another Madonna. What's more, your new album should have sold more than 10 million copies now, right?

It is difficult to become a superstar by writing a few hit songs alone. The songs that Eric put out at the first Victoria's Secret show had a great impact in that year, but Firefly Records has a great impact. The few newcomers that this picked up did not stir up any waves.

The entertainment-oriented new pop music style represented by the Spice Girls just happened to cater to the preferences of the people at this stage, so it quickly became popular, and Eric only played a catalyst role in it. Madonna has been out for so many years, but it is even more difficult to give the audience a fresh feeling.

Madonna naturally understood the reason, and when Eric mentioned her recent album, she felt very good.

After the compilation album in 1990, the global sales of several albums released by Madonna in recent years are only hovering at six or seven million copies. This kind of sales is already unattainable for other second- and third-tier singers. For her, it was already going downhill.

But this new album has only been released for more than three months, and the global sales have exceeded 10 million. Warner Records predicts that the total global sales in the future is likely to reach 15 million. The 15 million album sales are enough to bring her career back to its peak.

Although Eric only provided a single during this process, Madonna still felt that the success of this record, Eric, a little man who was eager to swallow, undoubtedly brought her a lot of luck. , The sudden rise of the Spice Girls group has made her firmer this view in her heart.

Accompanied by Eric, Madonna chatted warmly with the five girls of the Spice Girls, and the woman pulled Eric aside again.

Holding a glass of red wine, Madonna held Eric wantonly in her eyes, and asked curiously, So, let's talk about it now, how did you provoke Princess Di, did you want to chase after her, but it turned out to be self-defeating?

Eric definitely couldn't tell Madonna what happened when he threw Princess Diana out of his mansion. He just looked at her two arms with obvious muscular lines outside the blue low-cut evening dress, and changed the subject: I suggest that you should stop exercising so crazy in the future, standing by your side, I am worried that you will suddenly beat me up.

Speaking of which, Madonna is not ugly at all, she is well-dressed and even quite pleasing to the eye. However, with her two sturdy arms, it immediately gave people a feeling of King Kong Barbie.

How dare I hit you, little boy, Madonna licked her red lips presumptuously,

Said: I want to eat you.

Okay, Eric reluctantly raised his hand and surrendered. Usually when he is with a woman, Eric is usually the one who takes the initiative, but in front of Madonna, he found that he had no power to resist: You Didn't you say I would be in trouble this morning, what is it?

Madonna also knew that it was enough, so she restrained her expression and said seriously: Have you paid attention to the record sales of several major companies in the recent period?

Eric shook his head truthfully. He had paid attention to the operation of Firefly Records, but he was not too careful.

Moreover, in addition to being responsible for the sound recording business of the films produced by the group, Firefly Records, whose singers mainly focus on the youth pop market, has been on the rise in recent years, and Eric doesn't feel anything wrong.

Madonna didn't give in, saying: Last week, Roger Eames saw the record sales data of Warner Records in the recent period, and he lost his temper for a whole day. I happened to encounter it that day. It is said that due to the impact of Internet pirated music, Warner Records The sales revenue in the first half of this year will drop by about 30%, and the 30% decline in performance is enough for Roger Eames to resign, and the situation of the other major record companies is not very good. I think they want to keep their positions. , you must push the blame, your fireflyer player is selling more and more popular, it is the best scapegoat.

Although Universal Music after the merger with Polygram is the world's largest record company, the traditional record industry giants such as Warner Records, Sony Records, and EMI Records, no matter which one they are, are bigger than Firefly Records. It is much larger, and the operating conditions of these major record groups almost represent the overall development trend of the record industry.

30% of record sales have plummeted. Even if he knew very well the decline of the record industry, Eric was still a little shocked to hear this data.

After years of deliberation, the impact of the Internet on the record industry has finally emerged, and it has appeared so aggressive as soon as it appeared.

However, facing another wave of related lawsuits destined to come, Eric is not too worried.

From its release to the present, in more than two months, the sales volume of the second generation of fireflyer has just exceeded 5 million units, and the sales volume of the previous generation has only exceeded 10 million units.

No one would think that these tens of millions of fireflyer players can afford the 30% slump in sales of the entire record industry.

The slump in physical record sales is, in the final analysis, the result of the explosive expansion of the Internet industry in recent years. With just a few taps on the keyboard, you can find any music you want, and it's all free, so people don't want to pay big bucks for records anymore.

Of course, Eric does not deny that the emergence of mp3 players has also greatly promoted this general trend of music digitization.

Thinking of reminding the management of Firefly Electronics to pay attention to this matter in advance, Eric said to Madonna in a relaxed tone: If they want to sue, I think they should file a lawsuit against pc manufacturers such as IBM, HP, and Dell first. Our fireflyer player is dedicated to promoting genuine digital music, but personal computers produced by manufacturers such as IBM can download free music resources from the Internet at will. Moreover, in terms of sales volume, the global PC shipments may break through this year 100 million units, compared to fireflyer players are still far behind.

Madonna should be one of the victims of the rise of pirated music on the Internet. However, with her current status in the arena, she does not pay too much attention to the pure record sales revenue. Various big-name advertising endorsements and tour concert revenue every few years, It is her main source of income.

It's useless for you to tell me these words, Madonna smiled and said, Anyway, I have already reminded you, you remember to owe me a favor.

Eric nodded and said, Okay, invite you to dinner when you have time.

Madonna gave Eric another look: How boring to eat, don't you have time tonight?

No, Eric said firmly, and glanced at Madonna's arm with a little timidity: I'm afraid you will hit me.

Madonna is actually only a little one meter six, and her height is twenty centimeters different from Eric. Even if her figure is a little too much, the natural physical gap between men and women makes it impossible for her to pose any threat to Eric.

What's more, remembering the time when Eric arrogantly pressed her under him and only served him with his mouth, Madonna knew that the other party was definitely a very strong party on the bed.

Imagining that she was being cleaned up, Madonna's body couldn't help but feel a little hot, and when she heard Eric's ridicule, she could only roll her eyes and said, You bastard, I really want to beat you now. Paused.

Eric was about to say something when Demi Moore, who had disappeared for a while, came over again, winked at Eric, and said, Eric, the music has started, don't forget that you owe me a debt. Just dance.

Eric didn't remember when he owed this, but he didn't mean to embarrass Demi Moore on the spot. Just as he was about to agree, Madonna was a little unhappy. Demi Moore suddenly interjected and said, Oh, Demi Moore. , how about I come and dance with you, I'm the best at dancing.

Heh, Maggie, you must be joking, Demi Moore said to Madonna without showing any signs of timidity, refusing her words, and looking at Eric with burning eyes.

The two women in front of them are not fuel-efficient lamps. After all, Eric is half the host, but he doesn't want to see the two women pinch each other on such occasions, so he hurriedly reached out to Demi Moore and said, Then, let's go to the dance floor. Well, and Maggie, let's talk when you have time.

Demi Moore put her small hand in Eric's hand, glanced at Madonna with a slight interest, and then lowered her eyebrows and followed Eric to the dance floor.

Madonna was actually a little proud, but she kept teasing Eric with her words. Demi Moore and Eric entered the slightly dimly lit dance floor together, but they posted it directly.

Feeling the two bulging groups sticking to his chest, Eric felt a little weird.

Judging from Eric's memory of the original version of The Ghost Story, Demi Moore used to be absolutely flat-chested, but now he has suddenly become above D, and what he did is self-evident.

Eric prefers women to be more natural, but at this time he is still a little curious about what it feels like to have such a big hand.

Demi Moore didn't know whether he understood Eric's mind by magic, or deliberately teasing, sticking to him and dancing slowly with the slow song, suddenly came to his ear, and said, Eric, let me let you know. Someone opened a room upstairs, do you want to take a look?

Eric smiled. Although he had some thoughts, he was more afraid of trouble. From the very beginning Demi Moore pestered Barbara Bullocky to know that this woman's purpose is very clear, she hopes to become the Bond 19 Bond girl.

Because of the lack of the opportunity of Ghost Love, Demi Moore has not been as popular in recent years. Most of the time, she can only rely on the identity of Bruce Willis' wife in Hollywood, barely regarded as a second-tier actress .

In the Bond 19 set in the setting, the role of the authentic Bond girl is very important. If she participates in the role, it will definitely bring no less influence than the previous Casino Royale. Vesper? Linde.

But that's also the case, Eric would not hand over this role rashly for the sake of an overnight love, and he couldn't do the kind of thing that would not admit the account when he raised his pants, so he shook his head and smiled: Forget it. , I am not suitable to leave at this time.

Demi Moore was reluctant to give up easily, her body was tighter, and she said softly, Why not, no one will care about these details?

It's not necessarily, Eric was unmoved, and when the song ended, he took Demi Moore out of the dance floor together, and turned away under the woman's resentful eyes.

Eric didn't leave the Albert Hotel until the party was over.

It was almost one o'clock in the morning when he returned to the villa on Garden Street in Kensington. Although he was a little drunk because of some drinks, Eric was not too sleepy. He sat down on the sofa in the living room, turned on the TV lazily, and hopped on a channel at will. , and then said to Mayer: Mary, can you pour me a glass of water?

Mayer nodded and walked to the kitchen, but she felt a little inexplicable in her heart at this time. Her boss was entangled by all kinds of women tonight, and he came back with her in the end.

Although, well, there seems to be something not quite right.

Mayer quickly came out with a glass of water, bowed slightly in front of Eric, and handed the glass over.

Eric was already a little thirsty, so he drank all the water in the glass in one breath, and put the glass next to him, just in time to notice that Mayer was still standing in front of him, looking like he was waiting to instruct the little maid.

In the dead of night, half-drinking, suddenly a little moved, Eric made a gesture to Mayer and said softly: Come here.