"You are very suitable for the role of Black Widow, but I have to make sure that there will be no unexpected situations in the process of playing this role, so I asked the psychiatrist to evaluate you." Eric leaned on the back of the chair, As if not noticing the hedgehog-like defensive girl, she said, "After so many years of being crazy, you want to get rid of your current life, don't you?"
Julie didn't answer Eric's question, but her posture was a little more defensive.
Seeing that Julie didn't speak, Eric continued: "Last year you filmed "Gia", and this year you want to take on "The Girl Who Moved Soul". The characters in these two biographical films have a lot to do with yourself. Similarities. It can be seen that you want to see yourself through them. Now, you are starting to fight for an important role in the mainstream commercial film Black Widow, which means that you intend to change yourself and live another life. So, I Decided to give you a chance, but it is the only chance."
Although she hopes to get this role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Julie still instinctively resists the feeling of being completely seen through in front of Eric. After a moment of silence, she finally spoke again: "Mr. Williams, I don't need this kind of opportunity for charity."
Eric glanced at the girl opposite, couldn't help but smiled, and said, "What do you think is worthy of my charity?"
Julie's lips moved, she was a little speechless, and suddenly felt that the smile on the corner of the man's mouth was very hateful, so she stared back as if fighting back.
"Actually, I am a person who really advocates that what is paid is rewarded, and I seldom do such things as charity. Therefore, you can get this opportunity only because you are suitable for this role, and there is no other reason .Moreover, if you want to get this role, you can definitely not only meet the requirements with a guarantee and acceptance of supervision, but you need to do more." After Eric finished speaking, he added: "Of course, I never push anyone to do anything. If you don't want to, you can leave now, if you want this opportunity, then we will talk."
Julie had a struggling expression on her face. She knew very well that if she gave up this opportunity, then the major film companies in the Firefly system would definitely close the door to her completely. As for the other majors, due to the influence of the Firefly system, her chances of getting a film contract in the future will be very slim.
The choice Eric Williams gave her was whether to continue to be an actor. But if she stops being an actress, she will completely lose her only direction in life.
After hesitating for a while, Julie finally made a decision. She looked up at the man opposite her, with a bit of habitual rebellion on her expression again, as well as her initial nonchalant tone, and said, "Okay, Mr. Williams, What should I do next?"
Eric took out a few pages from the folder just now and handed them over, saying: "UNICEF is currently conducting a medical assistance project for Southeast Asia, mainly providing poverty-stricken children in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and other countries. Free vaccines, medical checkups and health consultations. I want you to volunteer for three months. After you come back, you can take this role. However, you will need to do three months a year for the rest of the contract period. volunteer."
Hearing Eric's even somewhat inexplicable request, Julie put away the meaningless expression she had made just now, picked up the few pages of information with a slight frown, looked up, and said, "Mr. Williams, I'm not very sure. clear."
"You don't need to understand, you just need to answer whether you want to or not," Eric shook his head, not going to explain to Julie again.
In the past, an important turning point in Jolie's life was the process of filming "Tomb Raider" in Cambodia.
The backwardness and poverty in Cambodia during the filming of the film had a great impact on Jolie. Later, in an interview, she said that after seeing people struggling to survive in Africa and Southeast Asia, she realized that her adolescence troubles were insignificant.
Later, many people always questioned that Julie's series of charitable acts of adoption were just for show, but in Eric's view, these things were largely acted by Julie from the heart.
A woman who will exchange a small bottle of blood with her lover and then expect it to be forever is actually a naive little girl in essence. Such a person who still has too many expectations for the world will definitely not lack her kind side.
Julie glanced at the information in front of her again, without much resistance in her tone, she just said again: "But, I'm not a doctor."
"Volunteers don't need to be doctors. After you rush over, they will naturally arrange the work you can do," Eric said: "If you want, you can fly to Laos next week. The foundation team has already started Been working for a while."
"Okay, I agree." Julie nodded after thinking again for a moment. Compared with her initial imagination of this meeting, it is still acceptable for her to go to Southeast Asia as a volunteer for a few months.
She has no goals in her life. Except for filming, she spends most of her time on various unnecessary indulgences, so she even has some expectations for this different experience.
"Then, you can go next door to eat something now." Eric pointed to the direction of the small door just now, stood up, and said, "In the next few months, you will definitely miss life in Los Angeles very much."
The volunteer team running around in Southeast Asia is definitely not traveling in mountains and rivers. Although Eric has not experienced these things personally, a friend once went to the Southwest to participate in teaching. I was very motivated when I went there, thinking it would be a very interesting life experience. When I came back a year later, I saw what I ate and gained 20 pounds in a month. Whenever I talked about that experience, I would cry, and my tone was like Boss You who was abandoned in the ravine and turned into a weasel in "Party A and Party B". .
At this time, Julie obviously didn't have any intuitive impression of what she was about to face. Hearing what Eric said, she sat still and looked over: "So, Mr. Williams, there are only these Yet?"
Although not used to accepting other people's kindness, Julie also realized that Eric's arrangement must be helping her get out of her current state. She is not a woman who is good at expressing gratitude, but she suddenly felt that it would be a good choice to have something to do with the man in front of her.
Eric, who was about to go next door, stopped, walked up to the woman, and held up that beautiful face with his hands. Although Eric is a standard thin lip control, I still have to admit that Julie's sexy full lips are indeed very attractive.
Julie was obviously not used to Eric's strong posture, which was close to playing. After a short period of time, she suddenly turned her head, opened her mouth and bit one of Eric's fingers, and bit her eyes provocatively.
With a smile on the corner of Eric's mouth, he slowly pulled out his index finger from between those plump lips, and casually drew a wet mark on the woman's cheek, saying: "Let's go, I just said that if I want to sleep with you, I will first You tie it up, there is no such time now."
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Julie flew to Southeast Asia two days later, and the casting work of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was basically completed. As for Fox's "X-Men" series, it is still in the early stages of planning and will officially start early next year.
Time quickly came to mid-October, and there was only one month left before the release of "Gravity", and the film's publicity has also begun the sprint stage.
The publicity work of "Gravity" is basically carried out in conjunction with the 3D and IMAX screening modes, and is even more inclined to highlight these two new screening modes.
Firefly Group will also open some very small-scale on-demand screenings in the next month, inviting industry film critics and ordinary movie fans to watch the movie in advance, paving the way for the promotion of these two new broadcast modes.
On the Nasdaq market, after the rebound last month was suspended due to the collision between Microsoft and the Firefly system, although the Firefly system did not intend to stop at all, the market conditions gradually stabilized. Under the hype on Wall Street, Nasdaq The SDAQ started a slow rise again.
However, many people also understand at this time, waiting for Wall Street capital to completely cash out and leave the market, the winter of the new technology industry will also come completely. Therefore, during this period of time, the Internet industry has begun to undergo frequent integration and transactions, with the intention of surviving the crisis in the next few years.
While tightly suppressing the two major businesses that Microsoft is trying to enter, the expansion acceptance of the Firefly system itself has not been affected in the slightest.
In addition to a few confirmed mergers and acquisitions, the next goal of the Firefly System is to take advantage of the great opportunity of the stock market crash to further increase its holdings in the core companies of the Firefly System through its own strong capital strength, and to expand its holdings of these companies. control.
The previous investment in convertible bonds in Amazon, as well as about 5% of the shares that Firefly Group has begun to recover, all belong to the layout of the Firefly system.
Firefly's operations in the open market are not too secretive, not to mention that the entire capital market is closely watching the actions of the Firefly system. Therefore, the actions of the Firefly system to absorb the two basic operators, Sprint and Comcast, were quickly exposed.
After the announcement of the new "Forbes" rich list at the beginning of the year, the financial analyst named Howard Glassman who published an incisive analysis of Eric's personal industrial layout in the "Washington Post" The analyst, after seeing the prediction in his original article that the Firefly Group will expand into the basic operator field to make up for the lack of its own vertical industry chain, has come true, he published an analysis of more than 5,000 words The article, after boasting proudly, once again called on the federal government to limit the pace of expansion of the Firefly system.
However, although this article inevitably aroused heated discussions in the media, it was more of a positive stimulus to the Nasdaq stock market again.
Wall Street also spared no effort to advocate that since the Firefly system is still so optimistic about the development prospects of the new technology industry, there is no need for investors to worry too much about the new technology field.
In recent years, the federal government has loosened restrictions on the expansion of large companies.
In Eric's memory, the economic policy of the United States will be even more so in the next ten years. There will be more and more industry oligarchs in various fields. There is no concern that the expansion of the Firefly system will be hindered administratively.
Of course, after the news of the further expansion of the Firefly system gradually came to light, various parties responded.
While Eric was busy with the release of "Gravity," Steve Bernstein, who joined Comcast last year as chief operating officer, flew over from Comcast's headquarters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
In the urban area of Santa Monica, after getting out of the car, Steve Bernstein looked at the building in front of him, which was similar to a concert hall, and the huge IMAX scale "Center of the Earth" outside the building, which was 16 meters high and 22 meters wide. Gravity" poster, I couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
"Mr. Bernstein, please come with me," Caroline waited patiently for Steve Bernstein to look at the poster in front of him before politely making a gesture of invitation.
Steve Bernstein nodded and followed Caroline into the IMAX auditorium in the theater.
In the huge auditorium, several staff members who had talked with Eric had just left, and only Eric was sitting in the front of the auditorium.
After the two greeted each other, Eric motioned for Steve Bernstein to sit down beside him, motioned to the IMAX giant screen in front of him, and said, "How do you feel?"
Steve Bernstein said with a smile: "It was very shocking."
"It's a pity that there are still some small problems with the equipment, otherwise I can invite you to watch a movie," Eric gestured to the surroundings, and said: "The standard 455 seats, well-designed fan-shaped layout, all those garbage seats with bad angles It was demolished to ensure that each location can bring the most shocking feeling to the audience. The 100 IMAX auditoriums in North America basically have this unified standard, and Firefly has not made any compromises due to some venue reasons. Can’t find it In the case of suitable venues, a group of brand new venues were specially built for this purpose. The other 2,000 3D projection halls also implement very strict standards, which means very large project expenditures. Therefore, the '4200' plan, It’s all about success and not failure.”
Listening to Eric's words, Steve Bernstein said from the bottom of his heart: "It will definitely succeed."
"Of course, I am also very confident. In fact, it is very easy to do well in the film industry, as long as you pay more attention. Of course, many failed film projects are not because the creators are not careful, but because they are often affected by Too many constraints."
Steve Bernstein: "Like Warner Bros?"
Eric nodded with a smile and said, "Just like Warner Bros."
Following this topic, Steve Bernstein said: "Eric, the reason why Time Warner is like this is because the company is too bloated. The current strength of Firefly Group is stronger than that of Time Warner Group." If it’s too strong, don’t you have this kind of worry?”
"You are wrong, Steve, Time Warner just lacks a leader who is as capable and strong enough as Steve Ross back then. The former Terry Semel is not good, and now Steve Kay Not to mention, this is the tragedy of Time Warner," Eric shook his head and said: "Also, in terms of scale, General Electric, which has hundreds of subsidiaries, is even bigger, but its development over the years is still booming .Although the market value of companies such as Cisco and Microsoft surpassed General Electric for a few months, in fact, among so many large companies in the world, only General Electric has a market value of 500 billion US dollars that is absolutely well deserved. Jack Weil Qi will be retiring soon, and I have been asking people to contact him recently, hoping that he can join the board of directors of some companies in the Firefly system and provide some suggestions for the future development of the Firefly system.”