I’m in Hollywood - Chapter 65
[Chapter 64 Don’t Get Caught]
Most men like sports cars, and Eric is no exception, but he only showed up once on the first day of Julia and Al’s training.
Halfway up the mountain in Beverly Hills, in a temporarily rented villa, Eric and Jeffrey are directing the staff to set up the scene. This will be the starting location of “Pretty Woman”.
Al Pacino is a standard method actor, and judging from the rumors that Julia was always ‘too deep’ in her previous life when she was filming, she should also be considered a method actor.
Actors in this style of acting are accustomed to incorporating characters into themselves and then showing them off.
If the shooting sequence is reversed, it will definitely affect the performance.
In order to perfectly show the character changes of the two protagonists in the movie, Eric decided to shoot in chronological order.
In the original film, the first scene was Edward attending a party at the house of Philip Starkey, a personal lawyer. This scene introduced the identity and character of the male protagonist through conversations between Edward and several characters.
Eric and Jeffrey discussed it, and finally decided to shoot this scene first, and at the same time, they could really hold a party as the opening banquet of “Pretty Woman”.
Even extras are not planned to be hired, most of them are played by crew members and family members.
There wasn’t much footage in the scene, so Eric wasn’t worried that something might go wrong.
“Yesterday I went to Century City again. Fox still had doubts about our movie being released during Valentine’s Day. I talked to Karta Heng for an hour before the other party promised to ensure that the movie would not be delayed. Launching a publicity campaign two weeks before Valentine’s Day. Eric, two weeks, will definitely not achieve the best publicity effect. The “Dragon Killing Array” that Lianmei invited Richard Gere to star in also Only dare to advance to the Easter holiday in March.”
Eric was writing notes on the folder with a pencil, and after hearing Jeffrey’s words, he thought about it and said, “Don’t worry, Jeffrey, now the whole of America All the media are spontaneously promoting my film. It can be said that in the entire United States, there are not many who do not know “Pretty Woman”. Moreover, there should be another bombshell by then.”
Jeffrey asked curiously: “What?”
Eric’s mouth had a hint of confidence: “Do the math, according to the current box office trend of “Home Alone”, how much box office will it reach by then?”
Jeffrey quickly calculated for a moment. , At that time, “Home Alone” should have been released for about 12 weeks, and the box office is likely to reach 200 million US dollars.
Seeing Jeffrey’s relaxed expression, Eric said, “You understand?”
Jeffrey nodded: “By that time, the box office of “Home Alone” is likely to exceed 200 million, which has not been recorded in North America for three consecutive years. The domestic box office of a movie exceeds 200 million US dollars. Some time ago, an article appeared in Variety magazine that looked down on the domestic market in North America. Once “Home Alone” breaks through 200 million US dollars, the media will definitely be enthusiastic again. ”
So, as long as the quality of my film itself is no problem, I don’t have to worry about box office failure due to publicity. On the other hand, Lianmei cautiously put that “Dragon Killing Array” in “Fantastic Love” After a month of “Beautiful Woman”, I can’t borrow much from “Pretty Woman with the Moon”.”
Eric didn’t take it too seriously for “Dragon Killing Array”, which was completely unimpressed in his memory.
Richard Gere missed the chance to turn over in “Pretty Woman”, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to rise again in the future. After all, his acting skills are not too good.
Until Eric crossed, this one did not get one. Oscar nomination.
“By the way, Eric, when I went to Fox headquarters yesterday, Karta brought up the movie adaptation of the novel Jurassic Park again. And the “Resident Evil” you just released, Fox one I’m very interested, but this topic was bypassed by me.”
With the efforts of Michael Krause, “Resident Evil” was successfully launched a few days ago, and this novel caused some controversy as soon as it appeared.
Most of the newspapers were critical of the novel’s reviews, and some book reviewers even suspected that “Resident Evil” may have been created by Eric with the gunman. After all, the styles of the two novels are too different.
Eric did not respond to these questions. He could think of anything in his normal mind. With his current fame and wealth, would he need to find a shooter for a few royalties?
But Michael Krause called after “Resident Evil” went on sale and said that the book was selling well, and that readers were very interested in this novel zombie science fiction.
Moreover, many readers have written to Michael and Eric, hoping that “Resident Evil” can be adapted into a movie.
“Jeffrey, if someone contacts the novel to be adapted into a movie in the future, just decline it. I will definitely not give up these two novels unless the other party can come up with a cooperation plan that satisfies me.”
Jeffrey nodded. Nodding, he suddenly remembered something, and said with a smile: “The Golden Globes really give us face, and “Home Alone” can be nominated for Best Picture in the Musical Comedy category.”
Eric also laughed: “Whether it’s the Golden Globes Even the Oscars will bow their heads to the box office, just wait and see, even if the Oscar organizing committee is reluctant, they will definitely pinch their noses and give a few nominations to “Home Alone”.”
Jeffrey tentatively said: “You arrange the shooting plan. It’s so compact, I’m afraid we won’t have time to attend the Golden Globe Awards dinner.”
“Don’t worry,” Eric packed up the folder, clipped the pencil to his ear, and said, “The Golden Globe Awards give us so much face, Even if the filming is suspended then, we will definitely be there. If we are all in Los Angeles and refuse to attend the dinner party because of the filming, we may be hated by others before we know it.”
Thinking of the future, poor Xiao Li repeated many times in a row .
With Oscar nominations all coming home empty-handed, Eric wouldn’t go wrong with this sort of thing.
Although many people say that Leonardo did not win the best actor because of his lack of strength, he always played all the roles as himself, which is not the same as refusing to attend the Oscar when “Titanic” was not nominated. relationship, but since that view has spread to the ears of the public, it will definitely not be groundless.
The two were chatting while setting up the shooting venue. They had lunch nearby at noon. Eric looked at his watch and said to Jeffrey, “Jeffrey, you can arrange the afternoon affairs, I need to leave if I have something to do. .”
Jeffrey is very curious, at this time, what else can make Eric put aside the preparations for the movie and ignore it.
Eric’s tone was helpless: “Drew starts school this afternoon. I’m going to take her to school. The girl got into trouble at school last time, and the principal called me personally.”
Jeffrey was stunned for a while, then shook his head and laughed .
: “You really raised that girl as a daughter?”
Eric spread his hands: “I was spending money and playing tricks, and the contract I signed with Edico was almost equivalent to taking Drew’s money. I don’t care who she is. I feel a little self-inflicted.”
“I saw someone in a newspaper praising you for letting Drew out of her greedy mother’s grip. , and sending her to a boarding school is a kind of love for Drew.”
Eric didn’t hide any intentions, picked up the coat on the back of the chair, put it on, and said casually: “That’s what I paid for someone. When writing a gun draft, people should always understand that my good intentions are not, so that some guys with ulterior motives always want to trouble me with the fact that Drew is underage.”
Jeffrey, who was drinking coffee, heard this, He couldn’t hold back his breath and spit it out: “You are really…”
…
The principal of Drew’s girls’ school is a white woman in her fifties with a kind and amiable face.
Eric sat alone opposite the principal, listening to the other’s nagging: “Mr. Williams, we don’t want to give up any of our children in our hearts. It’s just that Miss Barrymore is too naughty. The girls in the school are all the young ladies from rich families. They are very quiet and ladylike. If their family knows that their daughter has learned to skip classes, they will definitely question the educational environment of our school. And we cannot take coercive measures. To stop Miss Barrymore, so if this happens again, we have to ask Miss Barrymore to transfer…”
“Ms Gullian, I have warned Drew severely.”
“That’s good,” Gullian nodded, and chatted for a long time before letting Eric go.
Walking out of the office, Eric looked at Drew, who had put on a beautiful school uniform, and said, “Okay, I have already learned a lesson for you, you don’t want to embarrass me a second time, right?” The
girl smiled and held Ai Rick’s arm: “Don’t worry, absolutely not.”
“The answer is really insincere,” Eric pouted, but he was helpless. The eyes are a bit small to enjoy.
Opening the car door, Eric sighed and looked around. There was no one around, so he said in a low voice, “Don’t make trouble again, I’ll be very busy recently. Even if you want to skip class, don’t get caught. ”
Hehe…I know Eric, you are the best to me.” Drew quickly stood on tiptoe and kissed Eric on the cheek.
Eric smiled and rubbed Drew’s head, turned around in the car, waved his hand, and drove away under Drew’s somewhat reluctant gaze.
[End of this Chapter]
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