I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 129
[Chapter 126 Spielberg]
Shaking his head slightly, Eric explained: “Tom, the reason why “Dark War” is called Dark War is because its core is the rivalry of the two protagonists. If the scenes are too unbalanced, the brilliance of the movie will be greatly reduced. Moreover, I think you have the most room for play in this movie, Hanks still needs to share scenes with Joe Pesci and others, and your role is completely a one-man show, there is no need to add it.”
Hear Eric Although Cruise knew that what Eric said was reasonable, he still showed a touch of displeasure on his face.
Originally, Eric didn’t have much opinion on Cruise’s personal qualities, and he wasn’t even interested in those rumors. Others have other people’s ways of living. There are too many celebrities in Hollywood privately.
Cruise is at least a very dedicated and hard-working person, which is also Eric’s original intention to cooperate with each other.
But now, Eric is starting to regret it, because Cruise’s desire to control is too strong, and Eric himself is also a person with a strong desire to control. It is estimated that during the filming of “Dark War”, there will definitely be disputes. It is indispensable to think about it carefully. Eric feels that the main reason is that his qualifications are too shallow, and Cruise has a sense of superiority from the bottom of his heart.
“So, Eric, about the bus girl, is Brooke Shields… too tall?” The height of over 1.7 meters has always been Cruise’s weakness, so she was rejected just now, in order to provoke impulsiveness After saying this sentence, Cruise regretted it. Isn’t this slapping himself in the face.
Recalling that when he saw Bo Ji Xiaosi’s six-foot (183CM) height in the information, Eric couldn’t help but twitch at the corners of his mouth. If he wears high heels, it will be fine. It is estimated that it will be the same as today at the awards ceremony. Embrace yourself with an elevation of Geena Davis.
Eric resisted so much that he didn’t smile in front of Cruise, and persuaded: “Tom, you don’t have to worry about this at all, both of you will be sitting in the bus or in the restaurant. , without any footage of walking side by side.”
“Okay,” Cruise nodded shyly, took a sip of red wine to hide his embarrassment, and hurried away.
Just as Eric turned around and was about to return to the crowd, Virginia got out of nowhere and stepped forward to grab Eric’s arm.
“Heh, look too closely.” Eric laughed mockingly, how could he not see Virginia’s careful eyes.
The girl suddenly showed an aggrieved look and retracted her arms: “If you like any beautiful woman, you can go.”
“Forget it, let’s go back,” Eric looked at his watch: “Lest you always worry, as if I’m going to fly away.”
“Well,” Virginia put her arms around Eric again happily, “Can I go to your house tonight?”
“Okay, but you’re in the limelight tonight, for sure. There are paparazzi guarding the outside.” Virginia has long thought of a countermeasure: “Let’s take the elevator directly to the parking lot and leave in Mr.
Sid
‘s car. Be careful and you will be fine.”
Ke really wanted to reach out and pinch the girl’s face to praise her.
The two were about to leave when there was a commotion at the entrance of the banquet hall. Eric seemed to have heard a shout called ‘Mr. Spielberg’ and looked up. Sure enough, a large group of people surrounded a man with round glasses. The middle-aged man walked into the banquet hall.
“Sure enough, it’s Steven Spielberg, why is he here?” Virginia asked curiously.
“Who knows,
” Eric shook his head, and then said, “Let’s go up and say hello before leaving, or we’ll be a little rude.”
“Well,” Virginia was obviously eager to try.
The two were about to move forward, but Spielberg walked over to Eric.
Under everyone’s astonished eyes, Spielberg took the initiative to reach out to Eric: “Eric, I thought you were going to the Hilton Hotel, but I didn’t know you were here until I got there, but it was easy for me to find. ”
Really… I don’t know how to say it, Mr. Spielberg, if you want to see me, you can contact my agent to arrange a meeting,” Eric shook his hand in confusion.
“Everyone’s busy, and today is a special day, so I can take some time off,” Spielberg explained. “Eric, I’ve had people find a room downstairs, let’s go there. Oh. , this lady can come along too.”
“No problem,” Eric nodded, and in the eyes of everyone in the banquet hall, he pulled Virginia along with Spielberg and left.
After Eric left, everyone whispered for a while, and started to go their separate ways. Although they lost a chance to get close to Spielberg, they didn’t think they had much qualifications, but Cruise kept watching. As the figures of Spielberg, Eric and others disappeared at the door, I felt even more lost in my heart.
He originally thought that Spielberg came to the “Rain Man” crew, or even to himself, but he didn’t expect it to turn out like this.
Cruise is not too eager to cooperate with Spielberg. He just hopes to make friends with Spielberg. As a representative of Hollywood Jews, as long as he has a good relationship with Spielberg, it is equivalent to having a good relationship with Spielberg. Hollywood’s Jewish circles forged relationships.
Hollywood is the world of Jews. This sentence is not just talking. Many film company executives such as Barry Diller and Michael Eisner are Jewish, and a large number of famous directors such as Spielberg and Harrison Ford are Jewish. And the star is also Jewish.
Cruise broke away from CAA, and if he wanted to get rid of pure actor status and step into the ranks of producers, it was essential to make friends with Hollywood Jewish circles.
In a room downstairs in the banquet hall, the two parties sat down. After the waiter served coffee for a few people, he took the initiative to exit the room, leaving only Spielberg and his assistant, and Eric and Virginia four. personal.
“Eric, Drew is okay, I haven’t seen her visit me for a long time.” Spielberg didn’t rush to get down to business, but chatted casually.
Eric was not in a hurry, but caught a glimpse of Virginia sitting upright next to her. She felt ashamed. She is a big director, and I am also a big director, okay? You are such a shame for me. , go back to have a good meal.
“Dru is that heartless temperament,” Eric said with a smile: “She happens to be at home today, and I will teach the girl a lesson when I go back. It’s really rude not to visit you for a long time.”
“I heard people before. Saying that Drew has a very strange relationship with you, like a father and daughter, I didn’t quite believe it at first, but after listening to the tone of your speech, I thought it might be true. But it’s also a good choice for the girl to follow you, her parents… …Stop talking, Eric, treat her well.”
“I will,” Eric nodded, not looking into where Spielberg heard the news, the other party’s connections in Hollywood were completely He is incomparable.
Spielberg took a slow sip of coffee before saying, “Actually, I’m looking for you today for the copyright of your “Jurassic Park”. , so I have to go out in person today, Eric, how about you sell me the movie rights of “Jurassic Park”?”
Eric didn’t answer immediately, he held up the coffee cup and lowered his head to think, in fact, in his heart Very distressed, it is impossible to sell the “Jurassic Park” movie rights to Spielberg.
Even if Spielberg was the director of this movie as in his previous life, Eric would not agree.
Because he just remembered some data in his mind.
“Jurassic Park” in the previous life won the global box office of more than 900 million US dollars, including 350 million US dollars in North America and 600 million US dollars overseas. According to the average share of 55% of the local and 20% of the overseas, the film can finally get 3.1%. With a box office split of 100 million US dollars, Universal Pictures invested about 70 million US dollars in this film, which means that after subtracting the cost, this film can make a huge profit of 240 million US dollars, which seems to be an ecstatic The number, because even in the previous life of 1993, the box office profit of any movie giant for a whole year was only this number at most.
Everything has a divine twist, called a ‘but’.
However, Spielberg deserves to be called the most shrewd film businessman. As the director of “Jurassic Park”, Spielberg signed a high proportion of the contract with Universal with his personal strength and a series of negotiations. , The end result is that Spielberg personally took away $250 million for the project of “Jurassic Park”!
That’s right, the box office profit of “Jurassic Park” is 10 million more than that of “Jurassic Park”. In 1993, the era of the DVD player had not yet come, and the video tape market accounted for only 30% to 100% of the film’s revenue. 40/40, other peripheral broadcasting rights income is relatively less.
In other words, most of the profits from the movie “Jurassic Park” were actually taken by Spielberg personally, which is why the scene of DreamWorks was established in 1994.
If it weren’t for “Jurassic Park” peripheral products and theme parks that can bring huge profits, UU reading www.sonicmtl.com Universal executives can only cover their faces and cry.
As for the rumors that Spielberg was dissatisfied with Universal’s bundling of “Jurassic Park” and “Schindler’s List” investment, which prompted Spielberg to set up DreamWorks solo, there is no credibility. .
I didn’t invest a penny, and I took away 250 million before and after. I am still dissatisfied. Is there any reason for this in this world!
What Eric is worried about now is that if he can reject Spielberg tactfully and without hurt, he does not want to offend the Jewish director who has huge connections in Hollywood.
“Mr. Spielberg, actually… I wrote this book with the intention of directing myself, so…” Eric stumblingly organized the language: “So… I didn’t plan to sell it. Lose the film and television copyright of “Jurassic Park”.”
Spielberg smiled like an elder, and analyzed Eric: “Eric, I have seen a few of your movies, and I think you are better at it. Still a low-budget comedy or drama, I’m afraid you won’t be able to make a sci-fi novel like “Jurassic Park” for a long time. I don’t mean to take you lightly, but you are still too young after all It’s a lack of accumulation of experience. In fact, the same is true for myself. I made my first short film in 1959, but it was not until 16 years later that I was able to make a sci-fi film like “Jaws”. Although your qualifications Much better than me, but it also takes about ten years of accumulation, maybe at that time many people have forgotten the novel “Jurassic Park”, and it is very risky to shoot again, and it will be difficult to recover the cost if you are not careful.”
[End of this Chapter]
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