I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 205
[Chapter 200 Chill]
Everyone seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and they were also a little worried that Eric would stubbornly choose the Best Screenplay Award. After all, Eric has now made achievements in the box office that most people can’t reach in their entire lives, so it is also It will cause his desire for personal film awards to be stronger.
If “Cry on the Island” wins the Silver Lion, it belongs to the entire team, and if it wins the best screenwriter, it must belong to Eric himself.
“Eric, it’s actually nothing, I think Oscar is your real stage.” As if to appease Eric, Bill Garrett said this, and Jonathan Demme nodded.
Eric shrugged noncommittally: “Thank you, Bill, if only the stubborn old men from the film school thought the same.”
Several people laughed and talked about some things before they separated, Eric He returned to his room with the information about John Landis. This time, in order to avoid suspicion, Virginia did not follow, and Allen lived in another suite downstairs.
There are still a few hours before the night in Venice, and it is still morning in the US Eastern Time, so although he has been on the plane for more than ten hours, the fixed biological clock that has been developed for a long time makes Eric not tired at all.
After reading the information of John Landis, Eric stayed in the room until seven o’clock in the evening, then changed his clothes and went out alone. The agreed place was in a restaurant near the boutique hotel. Eric didn’t need anyone. In addition, he did not bring a female companion. Virginia is the heroine of “Frightening Island”. In this case, eating with the judges will definitely lead to bad guesses. In comparison, Ai Rick’s identity is less scruples in this regard, and people who can recognize him here.
I believe not too much.
John Landis was about forty years old, wearing black-rimmed glasses and a big nose.
Full of beards, the standard Jewish appearance.
Another Jew!
Eric sighed in his heart.
The data shows that John Landis and Steven Spielberg are still good friends, and both of them have had small roles in each other’s films.
Moreover, John Landis is almost a director who became famous at the same time as Spielberg. In 1975, Spielberg became Hollywood’s top director with a “Jaws”, and three years later, John Landis shot “Jaws”. “Animal House” won a box office of more than 100 million. Coincidentally, both of them became famous at the age of 28.
but.
According to Eric’s analysis, John Landis’s directorial career became silent in the 1990s. Therefore, Eric in his previous life had no impression of this director.
In the restaurant, John Landis had ordered and watched with interest Eric interacting with the blond waitress who happened to speak English. After the girl left with the menu,
John Landis spoke up.
: “Eric, you are familiar with Italian food.”
Eric smiled and explained, “My father used to be an Italian chef.”
“Oh.” John Landis nodded, no Talking more about this topic, it is obvious that he is not completely ignorant of Eric.
Know that Eric’s father has passed away.
While waiting for the food to be served, Eric and John Landis began to chat without boundaries. Of course, the theme was still about movies.
“The reason why I find it strange is not that your film style is so varied, but that several of your films with different styles have achieved box office success. This is the most difficult thing to understand. You know, I also tried All kinds of movies, but a few of my best-grossing ones. They’re all satirical comedies. Even Steven, he’s been trying to break through over the years. But the most successful ones are just science fiction. , “Jaws”. “et” and the like.”
Eric said: “This doesn’t mean anything, John, maybe it’s just my luck, I’ve only directed a few movies so far, etc. If I make a few more films, I will definitely fail, and then I will realize what I am best at.”
John Landis listened to Eric’s words, thought for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said, “It’s not the same, you feel very different to me, Eric, can you tell me where you learned to make movies? I am very curious, after all, at your age, even a simple movie like “Home Alone” is not so easy to make. It took me several years to accumulate experience from entering the industry to shooting my first movie. .”
Of course Eric couldn’t say that he had accumulated over his life, so he had to say: “Actually, I was lucky, I wrote the script of “Home Alone”, and luckily found a very good team, I I just need to say what effect I want, so they did it for me. If I didn’t meet them, maybe “Home Alone” didn’t have a shadow.”
John Landis has no doubts about Eric’s words, it’s normal In other words, Eric’s personal experience can only be attributed to his good luck.
“I’ve watched “Home Alone” several times, that… Stewart Runkel, the little guy is really good. If there is a chance… Forget it, or don’t.”
Eric saw from before The information knows why John Landis said this. When he made a movie seven years ago, an accident caused the death of several actors, including two minor actors, if not minors. If so, this incident is also a very pure studio accident, after all, there are many such accidents in Hollywood every year.
However, because of his two children, he was dragged into the lawsuit for six years, and it was not until last year that he completely got rid of the lawsuit. Therefore, it is not difficult for John Landis to be apprehensive about the young actor.
,
“John, in fact, don’t worry too much, that incident has already passed, isn’t it? Besides, it was really just a sad accident.”
John Landis took a sip of red wine before he said solemnly: ” But
They have to call me manslaughter, it’s going too far, I’m just a producer, I wasn’t even there when the accident happened. I apologize to the public, and I’ve made enough compensation, but some people Just holding on to this matter, it took me a full six years to barely escape. For a while, I even collapsed to the point of wanting to escape abroad like Roman Polanski did, but I didn’t want to go to jail.”
Eric remembered the incident mentioned in the document, and gradually smelled something different from John Landis’s tone.
Whether Roman Polanski was tricked or not, he really deserved it. After all, he was caught on the spot and violated minors.
However, the incident with John Landis is full of conspiracy. Maybe someone wants to destroy him. If a competitor is defeated, a large share of the box office will be freed up.
After all, although John Landis is not as famous as Spielberg, two of the films he has made in recent years have already exceeded 100 million at the box office, and some other films have also performed well.
Thinking of this, Eric couldn’t help but feel a chill in his heart. John Landis is a Jew. There must be an entire Jewish circle in Hollywood who will support him. Such a person can be designed and dragged into a lawsuit for a long time. For six years, let alone himself, he is alone in Hollywood. Once someone wants to deal with him, it will be terrible.
Quickly shaking the worries out of his mind, Eric knew that this was not the time to worry, and said to John Landis, “Don’t think about these things again, John, everything is over, isn’t it? Look, you last year The American Journey is actually the most direct counterattack.”
When John Landis heard Eric mention his proud work, he also smiled: “Indeed, not long after the American Journey was released, That matter is completely over. However, if there is no success of “Journey to America”, I don’t know how long I will be dragged on.”
After this topic, John Landis also developed a sense of closeness to Eric. : “Eric, I’ve watched “Cry on the Island” several times. Whether it’s the suspense setting or the final plot twist, it’s amazing. In May, Cannes just selected the youngest actor. Best Director, I believe, the Venice Film Festival will definitely not be too conservative.”
Hearing John Landis say this, Eric knew that the other party might be inclined to help him lobby for the Best Screenplay Award, so he quickly shook it. He shook his head and said, “John, I’m only nineteen years old now, and I haven’t thought much about honors. If I get affirmed too early, I won’t have much motivation to move forward. What do you think?”
John Landis was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, and nodded: “I understand.”
Eric also smiled, raised the red wine and gestured to the other side, John Landis knew that Eric This is to thank myself, and also raised the glass to touch Eric, and said softly: “Don’t worry, I will try my best.”
Eric did not answer, UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com put the red wine in the glass into one. drink up.
Putting down the goblet, Eric was about to talk about other topics with John Landis, when he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar female voice not far behind him, and vaguely said a few words: “Haha, that fat man just now is really It’s too funny to even say that I’m like… hehe, and that I’m the director… but you… it’s too damaging.”
Raising his eyebrows, Eric couldn’t help but glanced at the source of the voice, his head full of tears. The back of the brown curly hair appeared in the field of vision, and a smile appeared at the corner of Eric’s mouth. Unexpectedly, Julia would come to Venice. The girl sitting opposite her who was blocked must be the second lady of the Murdoch family, Elizabeth Murdoch. Doc.
“What, have you met an acquaintance?” John Landis followed Eric’s gaze, but he was not familiar with Julia. If he were face to face, he might have known the girl, but he didn’t recognize him just by looking at the back.
Eric nodded: “Two acquaintances, but they may not want me to greet them, just ignore them.”
John Landis looked at the figures of the two girls not far away, and smiled ambiguously Liao Xiao: “You always have to take the initiative in chasing a woman. If you are sitting here, you will definitely not be sent to the door by a little girl.” (To be continued)
[End of this Chapter]
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