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Once Touchstone terminates the cooperation, it will definitely have a bad impact. For example, Ryan originally planned to try to invite Jim Carrey to star and strive for a reasonable salary.

However, once Touchstone terminates the cooperation, it is estimated that there is no need to even try. It is almost impossible for Kim Carrey to agree.

Even if he agrees, he will offer a sky-high salary.

On the other hand, finding new investors or issuing companies will also face difficulties.

It's not that they can't find it, but that they will inevitably put forward very harsh conditions, and they will definitely not be as relaxed as they were when they cooperated with Touchstone.

"Hello, Mr. Ryan."

In the studio's office, Carter-Eisner said with a regretful expression, "Unexpectedly, we will meet again under such circumstances."

Ryan's heart sank, and he invited Carter-Eisner to sit down, asked the secretary to bring a cup of coffee, and asked, "Mr. Carter, I wonder if you are here to represent Touchstone, or yourself, or Disney?"

"It's all a little bit, you know, the situation is a bit complicated."

Carter-Eisner took the coffee, thanked him, and expressed his intention for coming, "Although I don't want to say it, it's a pity that Disney wants to terminate this cooperation."

"The circumstances are unique, and the final decision does not come from the Disney board, but from my uncle Michael Eisner."

"Even if I tried my best to stop him, I still couldn't change his decision. I think Michael Ovitz must have convinced him, a future president of Disney."

Ryan's heart sank, and it really was the worst news, "Then Mr. Carter, are you here to make an official announcement this time?"

Carter-Eisner shook his head and said, "I'll stall for as long as possible while trying to convince my uncle, even if it doesn't change the outcome in the end."

"Of course, this is not the main purpose of my coming."

"I hope I can make a suggestion, a suggestion that is beneficial to both of you and me."

Ryan looked calm, glanced at him, and said, "I don't know what suggestion Mr. Carter wants to make!"

Carter-Eisner opened his briefcase, took out a document, put it on the desk, and said, "A transfer agreement, one-third of the investment in "The Truman Show."

"If you agree to sign this agreement, in return, Touchstone can temporarily not announce the news of the termination of cooperation, and the two parties can successfully complete the project handover."

The production crew of "The Truman Show" has been working on preparatory work for a while, and the remodeling of the filming location is going very smoothly.

Including personnel and materials, etc., Touchstone has already invested a lot of money.

Once Touchstone unilaterally terminates the cooperation, the initial investment will not get a penny in return, as well as a large amount of liquidated damages.

Of course, unless it was absolutely necessary, Ryan didn't want to use legal means to solve it. Obviously, Carter-Eisner in front of him didn't want to see Touchstone lose money for this.

"Transfer agreement?"

Ryan looked calm, as if he had already prepared for the worst, and also thought of the current situation.

"That's right." Carter-Eisner said calmly, "In this way, no matter for you or Touchstone, it is the best result."

Ryan was silent for a while, then slowly said: "I can agree."

"However, I hope that the remodeling work of the filming site will not stop and let Sophia take over in full, and the staff of Touchstone will cooperate."

"Yes." Carter-Eisner showed a look of praise, "A very well-informed decision."

After finishing speaking, he stood up, looked at Ryan, sighed, and continued: "It's best to sign the agreement as soon as possible under the witness of a lawyer. I can only delay it until next Monday at most, otherwise someone will bypass the touchstone and directly Publicly terminate the cooperation plan." Canyon Novel Network

"Moreover, I sincerely hope that "The Truman Show" can succeed, and it is not a project that is bound to fail as some people say."

Carter-Eisner turned and left the office,

He didn't say anything more, he couldn't change his uncle Michael Eisner's decision.

What's more, it was Michael Ovitz, the future heir in the eyes of his uncle, who made this suggestion, a person who would become the president of Disney.

Meanwhile, Carter Eisner really wanted to see The Truman Show succeed, to prove to his uncle Michael Eisner that he was right.

After Carter-Eisner left, Ryan was left alone in the office, lost in thought.

"It may not be a good thing to terminate the cooperation plan now, otherwise, when Michael Ovitz officially becomes the president of Disney in August, we don't know what will happen."

Thinking of this, Ryan felt relieved, picked up the phone, and called Sophia in Canada.

"I think you've got the news."

"Unfortunately, Carter-Eisner has officially proposed to terminate the cooperation plan, but he has a suggestion..."

Ryan didn't hide anything, and told Sophia exactly what happened just now.

"Is it a peaceful breakup?" Sophia Coppola, who was far away in Canada, had a trace of sarcasm on her tired face.

"Back in words?"

"This is the so-called touchstone!"

This period of time has exhausted her almost to death, not only to be responsible for the pre-production of the crew, supervision of funds, and communication with Touchstone, etc.

During the period, she had to go back and forth between two countries to shoot some shots of "The Invasion of the Dead", which almost didn't exhaust her to the ground.

However, it was ridiculous to get such a news in the end.

"It is estimated that Carter-Eisner, he did not expect that the final result would be to terminate the cooperation."

Ryan rubbed his swollen temples, and said, "The whole matter has nothing to do with the touchstone, it's a matter of Disney's decision, to be more specific, it should be Michael Eisner's decision."

Disney's current CEO Michael Eisner!

Sofia Coppola showed a bit of taboo, facing Michael Eisner who has been in charge of Disney for many years, she had to take it seriously.

"Michael Ovitz did it!" Sofia Coppola asked.

It is no secret that Michael Ovitz will soon become the president of Disney. The two parties have been in frequent contact for a long time. It is expected that Michael Ovitz will go to Disney to work as the president in a few months at most.

"It should be him." Ryan was very sure that this matter had something to do with Michael Ovitz.

"Then, what are you going to do next!"

"Take over this project in an all-round way." Sofia Coppola asked very simply.

Based on what she knew about Ryan, she would never back down easily, or temporarily freeze the project.

"That's right."

"Let Gail-Anne-Herd end the work in the UK as soon as possible, and go to Canada to take over the preparatory work of the crew." Ryan decided to let Gail-Anne-Heard come back early. As for the crew of "Leaving Las Vegas", they have already I can't manage that much anymore.

"Ok."

"With the cooperation of Touchstone, there shouldn't be any problem in taking over the operation of the project." Sofia Coppola thought for a while, as long as Touchstone doesn't get in the way and takes over the normal operation of the entire project, there should be no problem.

"However, I have a suggestion."

Another suggestion!

Ryan has heard advice for the second time today, "Tell me what advice it is!"

Sofia Coppola put it very bluntly, saying: "You need to find another film company to cooperate with, otherwise, facing a project with an investment of 35 million US dollars, with the existing capabilities of the studio, even Gail-Anne ﹣Hurd rushed over and had to be in a hurry for a while."

"Also, you need a partner, a partner who can remove the impact of the touchstone."

"The Truman Show", with an investment of up to 35 million US dollars, is not a small project. With the ability of the studio, it is difficult to operate alone.

It's not that it can't be done, but that it takes time for large-scale recruitment and preparation in the early stage, but the people who get the touchstone will leave immediately, and there won't be much time left.

Another point is that eliminating the influence of the touchstone can play a role in stabilizing people's hearts.

"I will consider your suggestion." Ryan has no good solution for the time being, so he can only try.