I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 34

[Chapter 34 Crying Poor]

“Hey, baby, dress up nicely at night, let’s go to a reception… eh?” Eric frowned slightly: “Meet the producer of some TV series, Annie, didn’t I say, do you think If you want to, I will write you a script for a TV series… I know you want to rely on your own strength, but what to do tonight, James specifically explained that he wants to bring a female companion. If you don’t go… How is it possible, I have only you in my heart… ok ok, that’s it, goodbye.”

Hanging up the phone, Eric sighed in disappointment, since the success of “Home Alone”, the relationship between him and Aniston There was a subtle change.

The girl who used to be unruly and liked to act like a spoiled child has become a lot more restrained in front of her.

Eric, who has lived for two generations, can easily analyze that this is caused by Aniston’s inner unease and inferiority after reading the comments of the tabloids on the relationship between the two people.

Although Eric euphemistically solved it a few times, the little pimple in the girl’s heart did not diminish.

Aniston himself is also trying to get rid of this state. The most intuitive action is that in just one week, according to his father’s introduction, Aniston has participated in several auditions in a row, including TV series and movies.

Aniston’s purpose in doing this is very simple. She wants to become famous quickly. If she becomes famous, those newspapers will no longer treat herself with the eyes of ‘Cinderella’.

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John Aniston’s house in Beverly Hills, Aniston hung up the phone and sighed in disappointment. She also wanted to go to a party with Eric in her heart, and also wanted to be a part of Eric’s movie. heroine.

However, she knew that if she did this now, the public would put a ‘label’ on her as relying on her boyfriend, and this ‘label’ would follow her for the rest of her life, and perhaps some women would not care or even be ecstatic.

But for Aniston, who is very strong at heart, this is absolutely unacceptable.

John Aniston, who was pretending to be reading the newspaper next to him, saw his daughter’s fascination and couldn’t help but said, “Annie, I’ll go to the meeting with Coster today, I believe your Uncle Coster won’t mind.”

Aniston shook his head and said, “No, Dad, although Uncle Coster wouldn’t mind, it would be rude if I didn’t go. After all, he did a lot of work to win that role for me.”

“Annie , Eric is a good boy, he is much more mature than the average young man. I think he should not mind some things.”

“But I do, Dad.” Aniston said irritably: “Look what the papers say, God, I didn’t even know I was such a woman myself.”

“Annie, you’ll never be happy if you keep paying attention to this,” John Aniston advised. Said: “Eric has achieved such dazzling achievements at such a young age. It is no surprise that he will live under various halos throughout his life. As his girlfriend, you must be unable to escape these halos. Yes

, unless…”

John Aniston said at the end, and quickly closed his mouth, he didn’t want to plant seeds in his daughter’s heart because of some of his words, making Aniston blame him in the future.

Although his impression of Eric has changed, because of his daughter’s strong personality, he is not optimistic about the future of her and Eric.

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Aniston refused to go with him, and Eric also became less interested in the reception. As the evening approached, he found a suit left by his father in the closet, put it on, and drove to the Hilton Hotel where the reception was held. .

Just appearing in the reception hall, the sharp-eyed James Brooks greeted him, but seeing Eric’s dress, James frowned slightly, took Eric to the side, and said softly: “Eric, Your identity is different now, you should pay a little attention to your clothes, at least change to a suit that fits better, right?”

Eric looked at the slightly fat suit, which was left by the cheap father.

Some helplessly shrugged, Eric took out his wallet and shook it in front of James, and said with a wry smile: “James, except for the car in the parking lot, all my belongings are here now, a total of… um, Five hundred and twenty-one dollars and seventy-five cents, in order to make “Home Alone” well, my family’s real estate license is still in the pawn shop, and I really don’t have the money to buy new clothes.”

One of the youngest billionaires who has been hyped up by the media recently cried poor in front of him, and this sense of disobedience made James’ mouth twitching: “Okay, Eric, Mr. Barry Diller is already waiting for you. Come on, let’s go.” The

reception had already begun, the hall was brightly lit, the band was playing low and soft music, and the waiters holding the drinks shuttled back and forth.

Many big stars who had only seen them on the screen in their previous lives gathered together in twos and threes to chat.

Seeing the gold medal producer James Brooks leading a young man through the crowd, everyone curiously inquired about the identity of the young man. Although there have been many photos of Eric in the newspapers, many people still did not recognize Eric himself. .

When he heard the friend beside him point out Eric’s identity, all kinds of eyes rushed to Eric, which made Eric feel a little uncomfortable.

When he was about to pass through the hall, Eric finally saw an acquaintance. At a long table in the corner, Penny Marshall in a black dress was chatting with Tom Hanks next to him. He just looked up at Eric. gram’s eyes.

Both of them smiled and nodded. Eric couldn’t help but glanced at Tom Hanks next to Penny Marshall. Although Tom Hanks was thirty-two years old at this time, he had a handsome figure. Tall and straight, he is still a handsome guy, and he doesn’t look like he will be blessed in future generations.

Coming to the door of a guest room, James said to Eric: “Eric, go in, Mr. Barry Diller is waiting for you inside, I’m sorry.”

Eric knocked on the door and got a response She pushed open the door and saw a man and a woman sitting on the sofa talking something. When Eric opened the door and came in, the delicate-looking woman in her thirties whispered to the middle-aged man with a big nose. With a bang, he picked up his handbag and got up and walked out of the room. The middle-aged man with the big nose was obviously Barry Diller. Eric had seen images of this tycoon in the media more than once in his previous life.

“Hello, Eric.” He stood up and reached out to meet Eric.

Eric pretended not to see the faint flush on the face of the woman who had just left, and said with a smile, “Hello, Mr. Barry Diller, it’s nice to see you.”

The two shook hands and sat down on the sofa respectively.

“You know, Eric, when many people see you now, they will feel a sense of frustration.”

Eric raised his eyebrows and couldn’t help but ask, “What about you, Mr. Diller?”

Barry Dee Le didn’t care about Eric’s rude question, and said with a smile: “Of course I don’t, I don’t believe in luck, I don’t believe in shortcuts, I only believe in my own strength. I am a mailman from the bottom of the William Morris agency. Step by step, maybe I will envy your achievements, but I am still proud of my career.”

“Mr. Diller, do you also think the success of “Home Alone” is completely accidental?”

Barry Diller Nodding: “I asked someone to do a special analysis. The success of this film does have many accidents. So, I am very curious, Eric, why did you dare to sign that gambling agreement with Columbia at that time, you know, The chance of you not getting a penny is as high as 80%.”

Eric said: “I have nothing, if I lose, I will lose, and I will do it again.”

Barry Diller felt that Eric’s words were a bit insincere, He didn’t delve into it and said, “So, Eric, on behalf of Fox, I invite you to join, what do you think?”

Eric didn’t intend to tie himself to a tree. The other party invited him like this, once he agreed. , it is estimated that the contract will be signed for several years.

Shaking his head, Eric said: “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Diller, but I don’t like restraint, so I plan to open an independent film company and make a few low-cost movies to exercise myself.”

Barry · Diller saw that Eric refused directly, and did not force it.

Since Eric’s emergence, some specialized agencies have done a thorough analysis of Eric’s life experience, personality and other materials.

Barry Diller, who has also seen these materials, knows that this young man has a kind of determination that does not belong to his peers. Once a decision is made, it is difficult to change.

At the same time, Barry Diller didn’t care about Eric’s plans to open his own film company.

After becoming famous, many directors like to get rid of the six major film companies and go it alone in order to obtain more benefits and more right to speak.

Often these people lose the full support of the resources of the six major film companies, UU reading www.sonicmtl.

After com hit the wall a few times, it will be discovered that the road of going it alone will not work at all.

In the past life, even DreamWorks, which had the best chance to become a movie giant, ended in failure. The difficulty of this road can be imagined.

Investing in a movie is like a gamble. Until the movie is released, no one knows if the movie will be a big hit.

The reason why DreamWorks failed, the lack of channels and exclusion is only a secondary factor. The main reason is that many movie investment failed, resulting in huge losses, and finally had to end sadly.

But this kind of gambling risk doesn’t work for Eric. As a traveler, he already knows the results of most of the gambling games, so he is confident to break out into his own world.

Maybe the giants will join forces to suppress him in order to prevent his monopoly from being broken, but Eric is not afraid at all. If his films can always be successful, in this profit-seeking world, no one will have a hard time with money.

Just like in the previous life, the tycoon Redstone, who directly ripped his face with Tom Cruise in the newspaper, had to sit at the same dining table with Tom Cruise for the sake of profit a few years later, chatting and laughing like old friends.

Even Tom Cruise made a mercenary film that satirized Redstone, and Paramount distributed it.

After chatting a few more words, the topic quickly turned to the movie “Home Alone”. At present, Eric only has this bargaining chip that can attract the attention of the giants, not even “Jurassic Park”. draw enough attention.

“Eric, let’s talk about “Home Alone” now. I have a suggestion, how about selling “Home Alone” overseas and its peripheral rights and sequel rights to Fox, we will offer a very reasonable price?”

[End of this Chapter]