Shaking his head slightly, Eric explained: "Tom, the reason why "Dark War" is called "Dark War" is because its core is the rivalry between the two protagonists. If the scenes are too unbalanced, the excitement of the movie will be greatly reduced. Moreover, I think you have the most room to play in this movie, Hanks still needs to share roles with Joe Pesci and others, and your role is completely a one-man show, so there is no need to add it.”
Hearing Eric's refusal, although Cruise knew that what Eric said made sense, he still showed a slight 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 at all. Others have other people's ways of living, and Hollywood has a lot of messy celebrities in private. Cruise is at least a very dedicated and hardworking 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" next, there will definitely be disputes. It is indispensable to think about it carefully. Eric thinks that the main reason is that his qualifications are too shallow, and Crews has a sense of superiority from the bottom of his heart.
"So, Eric, about the bus girl, is Brooke Shields...too tall?" Cruise's weakness at 1.70 meters has always been his weakness, so he just got rejected and said impulsively After saying this sentence, Cruise regretted it. Didn't he slap himself in the face.
Recalling Brooke Shields’ six-foot (183cm) height in the data, Eric couldn’t help twitching his lips. If he put on high heels, it would be fine. I guess it’s the same as today’s award ceremony Embrace yourself at an altitude of Geena Davis.
Eric tried his best not to smile in front of Cruise, and persuaded: "Tom, you don't have to worry about this at all. The two of you are sitting in the bus or in the restaurant." , without any footage of walking side by side."
"Okay," Cruise nodded awkwardly, took a sip of red wine to hide his embarrassment, and then hurried away.
Just as Eric turned around and was about to return to the crowd, Virginia came out from nowhere and stepped forward to grab Eric's arm.
"Oh, look too closely." Eric laughed mockingly, how could he not see Virginia's narrow-mindedness.
The girl immediately showed an aggrieved look, and withdrew her arms: "If you like any beauty, go."
"Forget it, let's go back," Eric looked at his watch: "In case you are always worried, as if I will fly away."
"Well," Virginia happily hugged Eric's arm again: "Can I go to your house tonight?"
"Okay, but you are showing off tonight, there must be paparazzi guarding outside."
Virginia had already thought of a countermeasure: "We will take the elevator directly to the parking lot and drive away in Mr. Sid's car. Be careful and you will be fine."
If it weren't for the public, Eric 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 hear the shouts of "Mr. Spielberg" and looked up. Sure enough, a large group of people surrounded a man wearing disc glasses. The middle-aged man walked into the banquet hall.
"It really is Steven Spielberg, what is he doing here?" Virginia said curiously.
"Who knows," Eric shook his head, and then said, "Let's go up and say hello before we leave, or we'll be rude."
"Well," Virginia was obviously eager to try.
The two were about to get closer, but Spielberg walked over to Eric.
Under everyone's surprised eyes, Spielberg took the initiative to reach out to Eric: "Eric, I thought you would go 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 hands with the other party in a daze.
"Everyone is busy, and today is a special day, so I can spare time," Spielberg explained. "Eric, I got someone to find a room downstairs, let's go there. Oh , this... lady can also come with me."
"No problem," Eric nodded, and under the guessing eyes of everyone in the banquet hall, he pulled Virginia and left with Spielberg.
After Eric left, everyone whispered for a while, and began to go their own way again. Although they lost a chance to get close to Spielberg, they didn't feel that they had too much qualifications, but Cruise kept looking forward to it. Seeing the figures of Spielberg, Eric and others disappearing at the door, I feel even more lost in my heart. He originally thought that Spielberg came for the "Rain Man" crew, or even for himself, but he didn't expect it to turn out like this.
As for cooperating with Spielberg, Cruise is not too urgent. He just hopes to make friends with Spielberg. Jewish circles in Hollywood are well-connected.
Hollywood is dominated by Jews. This sentence is not just a saying. Barry Diller, Michael Eisner and many other executives of film companies are Jewish. A large number of famous directors such as Spielberg and Harrison Ford And stars are also Jewish. Cruise broke away from CAA, wanted to get rid of the pure actor status, and stepped into the ranks of producers, and it was indispensable to make friends with the Hollywood Jewish circle.
In a room downstairs of the banquet hall, the two parties sat down, and the waiter left the room after serving coffee for several people, leaving only Spielberg and his assistant, Eric and Virginia four personal.
"Eric, how is Drew? I haven't seen her visit me for a long time." Spielberg was not in a hurry to talk about business, but chatted casually.
Eric was not in a hurry, but he caught a glimpse of Virginia next to her sitting upright, which made her feel very embarrassed. She is a great director, and I am also a great director, okay, you little woman really embarrass me , Go back and tidy up.
"Drew is that heartless temper," Eric said with a smile: "She just happened to be at home today, and I will teach the girl a lesson when I go back. It is really rude not to visit you for a long time."
"I heard people say that the relationship between Drew and you is very strange, like a father and daughter. I didn't quite believe it at first. After hearing your tone of voice just now, I thought it might be true. But it's also a good choice for a girl to follow you , her parents... don't talk about it, Eric, treat her well."
"I will," Eric nodded, and didn't go into where Spielberg heard the news. The other party's contacts in Hollywood were completely unmatched by him.
Spielberg took a sip of coffee slowly, and said: "Actually, I'm looking for you today because of your copyright of "Jurassic Park". , so I have to do it myself today, Eric, how about selling me the film rights of "Jurassic Park"?"
Eric didn't answer right away. He picked up the coffee cup and lowered his head in thought. In fact, he was very distressed. It was impossible to sell the film copyright of "Jurassic Park" to Spielberg. Even according to the previous life, Eric would not agree to let Spielberg be the director of this movie. Because he just remembered some data in his mind.
In the previous life, "Jurassic Park" won more than 900 million U.S. dollars in the global box office, including 350 million U.S. dollars in North America and 600 million U.S. dollars overseas. Calculated according to the average share of 55% in the local area and 20% in the overseas market, the movie can finally get 3.1 With a box office share of 100 million U.S. dollars, Universal Pictures invested about 70 million U.S. dollars in this movie, which means that after deducting the cost, this movie can make a huge profit of 240 million U.S. dollars, which seems to be an ecstatic Because even in 1993 in the previous life, the box office profit of any film giant for a whole year was at most this number.
Everything has a twist, called a 'but'.
However, Spielberg deserves to be called the shrewdest film businessman. As the director of "Jurassic Park", Spielberg signed a high-proportion sharing contract with Universal by virtue of his personal strength and a series of negotiations. , The final result is that Spielberg personally took away 250 million US dollars for the "Jurassic Park" project!
That's right, it was 10 million more than the box office profit of "Jurassic Park". In 1993, the era of DVD players had not yet come, and the video tape market accounted for only 30% to 100% of film revenue. 40/40, and the income from other peripheral broadcasting rights is relatively less. In other words, most of the profits of the movie "Jurassic Park" were actually taken by Spielberg personally, which led to the establishment of DreamWorks in 1994. If it weren't for the huge revenue brought by the peripheral products of "Jurassic Park" and the theme park, Universal executives would probably have to cover their faces and cry.
As for the rumors that Spielberg was dissatisfied with Universal's investment in "Jurassic Park" and "Schindler's List", which prompted Spielberg to fly solo and set up DreamWorks, this statement has no credibility. .
Didn't invest a penny, took away 250 million back and forth, and still dissatisfied, there is no reason in this world!
What worries Eric now is that if he can reject Spielberg in a tactful and unhurried manner, he doesn't want to offend this Jewish director who has a huge network in Hollywood.
"Mr. Spielberg, actually... I wrote this book, and I originally planned to be the director myself, so..." Eric stammered and organized his language: "So... I didn't intend to sell "Dwarf" The film and television copyright of Luo Ji Park."
Spielberg smiled like an elder, and analyzed Eric: "Eric, I have watched a few of your movies, and I think you are better at low-cost comedies or dramas, "Jurassic" I'm afraid you won't be able to shoot a science fiction novel like "Ji Park" for a long time. I don't mean to belittle you, but you are still too young and lack the accumulation of experience. In fact, I am the same way , I made my first short film in 1959, but it was not until sixteen years later that I was able to produce a sci-fi film like "Jaws". Although your qualifications are much stronger than mine, it will take about ten years Let’s accumulate, maybe many people have forgotten the novel “Jurassic Park” at that time, and it’s very risky to shoot again, and it’s hard to recover the cost if you don’t pay attention.”