In an exquisite restaurant, after Eric finished ordering, he smiled and watched with interest as Julia gracefully communicated with the waiter and skillfully manipulated the tableware in front of him.
"What are you looking at?" Julia quickly felt Eric's gaze and asked curiously.
Eric shook his head: "It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered the first time I met you in Jeff's restaurant, and I feel that you have changed a lot now."
Julia obviously didn't want Eric to mention her worst period, so she gave him a reproachful look: "Are you asking for credit?"
"Of course not," Eric said with a smile, "I just thought it was... very funny, Cinderella turned into a high-ranking princess in the blink of an eye."
"Don't mention 'Hollywood Cinderella' in front of me, okay, I'm almost annoyed by this title." Julia rolled her eyes. Although this title contains the envy of the media and the public, it also contains Mixed with a lot of ridicule.
"Well, then, why did you come back all of a sudden?"
"I accepted an endorsement and came back to shoot commercials. By the way... I will visit you by the way."
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Julia stuttered a little after she said that.
In fact, she mainly came back to visit Eric. Shooting commercials can be said to be an excuse. If she wants to, it is not a problem to shoot commercials in Louisiana. Anyway, she is in a crew, and many equipment and personnel are ready-made. .
But after all, Eric was in a coma for more than ten hours before, and although nothing happened in the end, this incident caused a lot of trouble in Hollywood. She was promoted from an unknown actor to a Hollywood superstar by Eric. During the process of Eric's complete recovery from his injury, if she did not show up from the beginning to the end, it would inevitably be judged as ungrateful by some media.
And the reason why I waited for Eric outside the studio today, instead of visiting in private, was Julia's little thought, without him, in order to create a little exposure, Julia is also self-taught in this respect. Although "Feng Yue" is still in hot release, she herself has disappeared from the media for a whole month. The Louisiana town where "Steel Magnolia" was filmed is too remote, and director Herbert Ross I was worried about being disturbed by reporters, so the news of the shooting location was fairly tightly blocked. Even if there were three or two paparazzi who found there, they would not get any valuable news.
At the same time, Julia was also a little apprehensive about visiting Eric in private. She still remembered the time when she visited Eric in private. Unable to cry, Julia hated this incomprehensible man.
"Thank you for your concern, Julia," Eric replied seriously, and asked curiously, "By the way, what commercial did you shoot?"
"Lancome's perfume endorsement," Julia proudly raised a few fingers and waved in front of Eric: "One year, that's the number."
"Wow, that's a huge sum of money," Eric didn't even bother to tease, little 丨 girl, you have a little vanity, we don't mind, but if you want to show off, find a suitable partner, okay, in front of brother Is it really appropriate to do this
"Okay, I know you don't like it, so don't use that expression," Julia pursed her red lips in dissatisfaction, and remembered that her mouth would look bigger by doing so, so he was dissatisfied with himself and quickly put away The corner of the lips: "I'm not as good as you. With a small injury, the attention of the whole of the United States has been attracted, and even the just-held Oscars have been stole the limelight."
"It should be said that I acted as a shield for this year's Oscars. If I hadn't been injured, this year's Oscars would have received more criticism." Eric shrugged and replied: "Actually, the academy should Thank me."
"I'm not sure about this, but I only saw this year's Oscar director Alan Carr in Louisiana announce that he would never accept an invitation to be a director of the gala again, but things shouldn't be as bad as you said, right? "
"It's much worse than you can imagine, but I can't tell you too much, because I and many other award presenters and performers have signed a non-disclosure agreement, promising not to mention it to the outside world for 20 years. Any inside information about this year’s Oscars. Moreover, Disney has also come to join in the fun these days, threatening to sue the awards ceremony for using the portrait of Snow White without permission. A public apology is also required to quell the anger of the media and the public."
Julia opened her eyes and listened to Eric's narration, but after all, she couldn't understand too much. After all, she didn't personally participate in this year's Oscars, and even the Oscars didn't have time to watch the awards ceremony that night because they rushed to shoot some scenes. ceremony. So the topic was quickly transferred to Eric's injury, and the girl was still most concerned about the injury on Eric's forehead.
"Hey, it was inconvenient to get in the car just now. Let's talk about it now. What happened to the injury on your forehead? I don't believe it's as simple as falling down the stairs. There must be something hidden in it?"
Eric spread his hands and said helplessly: "But the truth is like this."
"Definitely not." Julia showed a sly smile: "I read the newspaper carefully a few days ago. After you were injured that day, it was Drew and your girlfriend named Jennifer Aniston who sent you off together. to the hospital."
"Then what?"
Julia leaned forward slightly, and said in a low voice: "I think it must be your girlfriend Aniston who suddenly went to your house that morning and found you and Drew on the same bed, and impulsively picked up a vase or something and smashed it Bar?"
The surprise on Eric's face disappeared in a flash. Although Julia's guess was far from the truth, one thing was true. He was hit by Aniston's chick's sad talent. Fortunately, Virginia was smart enough to not show up during the whole incident, and only went to the hospital with others to visit him when his injury was completely stabilized.
Julia keenly grasped Eric's instant expression change, her red lips parted slightly, showing a surprised expression: "No way, did I guess right?"
"Absolutely not, I swear to the lamp." Eric smiled and pointed to the crystal chandelier above his head: "It just fell accidentally. My pathology report has been published in many newspapers. You can definitely see that there are many places on my body. Contusions, you don't think Aniston is capable of inflicting that much damage on me, do you?"
"That's not necessarily true," the girl looked up and down Eric unconvinced, as if thinking about how to do it if she wanted to cause such an injury.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this unpleasant topic, let's talk about "Steel Magnolias". After all, I only communicated with Mr. Herbert Ross a few times by phone. It just so happens that you, the client, are here. How do you feel?" ?”
Julia shook her head honestly. She is still not sure why Eric saw this movie, and she also strongly suppressed her salary to let her participate. In Julia's view, "Steel Magnolia" is a trivial story with no central point at all. A group of housewives live an ordinary life day after day, with various festivals, life and death, and various life trivialities.
"I still feel that this story is a bit too ordinary, there is no... no bright spots?"
Eric was about to answer when the waiter brought up the dishes ordered by the two of them and opened the red wine for them face to face. After waiting patiently for the waiter to finish all this, Eric fiddled with the dishes in front of him and asked, "What about that?" What do you think are the highlights of a movie?"
Julia took a sip of the red wine, put down the glass and thought for a while, then waved her hand and said, "At least...at least..."
"At least there must be an unforgettable love story, where the hero and heroine are in love to the death, or a big scene, such as speeding cars, explosions, flames soaring into the sky?"
The girl nodded quickly: "Yes, at least there should be these things?"
"In public, I won't criticize you. If you want to know why, come to my house at night, and I will analyze in detail what are the elements of a movie's success." Eric said, squinting his eyes He looked at the girl opposite, with a smirk on his lips.
"Uh... this, forget it." Julia seemed to be scratched by Eric's gaze, subconsciously leaned back, and quickly refused. She knew that if she went, she would be reprimanded again, and said Maybe he will be dragged to bed by this hateful playboy at night.
Eric also just flirted with the girl a little, and quickly put away his cynical expression, and analyzed solemnly: "Actually, the success or failure of a movie depends on whether the director's story can attract attention. The resonance of the audience. I have carefully studied the script of "Steel Magnolia". This is a good story that puts the warmth of the ordinary into the trivial scenes. .”
Julia showed an incomprehensible look in her eyes, nodded her head seemingly convinced, and then asked the question she was most concerned about: "Well... how much box office do you think this movie will get?"
"What do you think?" Eric asked back.
Julia hesitated for a while, then stretched out two fingers, but soon felt that the number was too underestimated, so she added two more fingers, and took one back after a moment of hesitation. She thought it would be good if the movie could earn 30 million box office, and with the investment scale of the movie, Firefly could still make a small fortune. In fact, Julia feels that if she is allowed to continue acting in romantic comedies, even if it is a relatively similar theme, with the influence of "Feng Yue", the movie can definitely get 50 to 60 million at the box office, but for this family trivia Julia really couldn't raise her confidence in such a movie.
"Is that why you have no confidence in me?"
"I just... just have no confidence in this movie." Julia said truthfully.
Eric wiped his mouth with a napkin calmly, and said with a smile: "How about we make a bet, I bet the box office of this movie will not be less than 50 million."
"What's the stake?" Julia asked curiously.
Eric showed another smirk: "If you lose, come to my house as a maid for a week. If I lose, I will be a driver for a week."
If it wasn't for the evil expression on Eric's face when he said the word "maid", Julia would have almost blurted out his agreement. She felt that her chances of winning were more than 70%, and maids in this era are still very serious professions. But after noticing Eric's expression, Julia keenly sensed something was wrong, and resolutely refused: "No, I don't want to bet with you."
"Or, 60 million?"
Not only was Julia not moved, but she refused even more firmly: "Don't even think about it."
Because Eric still has filming work in the afternoon, the meal ended in half an hour, but it also provided a lot of photo material for the paparazzi. In short, there will definitely be a scandal between Eric and Julia in the media tomorrow .
After lunch, Julia sent Eric back to the studio.
"When are you going back to the crew?" Eric asked when we were parting at the entrance of the studio.
"Flight at four o'clock in the afternoon." Julia did not get out of the car, and replied in the car: "By the way, Eric, the filming budget of the crew seems to be insufficient, and maybe at least two million dollars will be added."
"Mr. Ross asked you to tell?"
Julia nodded. Herbert Ross didn't know that Eric had noticed that his crew's budget was tight, and he was even ready to increase the budget. Considering the close relationship between Julia and Eric, I asked the girl to test Eric's tone when Julia came back.
After all, this is a low-budget movie. If an additional two million budget is added, the cost will reach US$10 million, and the box office will need to reach more than 33 million to recover the cost. Although Julia joined, Herbert Ross himself is not sure whether his family movie without comedy elements will reach the box office of more than 30 million.
"There's no problem with that," Eric nodded. "Just tell Mr. Ross to ask Jeffrey for money."
"Then I will thank you for Mr. Ross," Julia said goodbye to Eric with a smile before driving away.
The first shot in the afternoon was the scene of Andy and yoyo in the small restaurant. I don’t know why, after a meal, Brooke Shields returned to the state of not being enlightened in the morning, and this scene was repeated again and again. After ng several times, although the girl repeatedly apologized with that pitiful expression, Eric still couldn't help getting angry, and at the same time drew a big cross for Brooke Shields in his heart.
If we don't cooperate anymore, this beautiful vase is really tossing people, so many Golden Raspberry Awards are really not wronged, let's continue to harm others in those independent films.
At the same time, Eric also dismissed the idea of having a super-friendly relationship with Brooke Shields. Hollywood is so big and there are so many beautiful girls, so this one is not bad.
After tossing for half an hour, the scene in the restaurant finally came to an end.
"Eric, I'm really sorry, I did a little poorly," Brooke Shields finished her shot, which also means that today's work is all done, pack up your things, go to the changing room to change clothes, and soon When leaving, he leaned in front of Eric again.
At this time, the girl's clothes are no longer the black professional girl outfit in the camera just now. I don't know whether it is intentional or not. The girl is wearing a pair of tight dark blue high-waisted jeans, and the hem of the shirt is tucked into the waistband. The straight butt curves and slender legs are unobtrusively displayed in front of everyone.
Almost all the men in the crew cast their eyes on the girl intentionally or unintentionally. At the same time, they thought of the famous Brooke Shields jeans advertisement. Many people even had a thought in their hearts. Will there be a real relationship between the girl and the jeans? nothing
Although Eric dismissed some thoughts, he didn't mind eating this kind of tofu delivered to the door. He admired Brooke Shields' exquisite appearance and perfect body curves, and said with a slightly relaxed expression: "It's okay, Brooke, I hope you can seriously appreciate the rest of your scenes after you go back, those are all exterior scenes, if too much time is wasted like now, it will definitely affect the shooting progress and consume unnecessary budget."
"Well, I will definitely work hard," Brooke Shields nodded, and looked at Eric seriously. The high heels rubbed against the floor and moved a few times, and the long legs followed him in a slightly provocative pose. posture, waited for a few seconds, only to find that Eric had already looked away, and had no intention of inviting him to dinner at all.
Brooke Shields didn't dare to make it too obvious. If she was still rejected by Eric, then she might be laughed at by the crew members, especially Cruise, who was explicitly rejected by her before, so she could only be somewhat Lostly said: "Then, goodbye, Eric."
"Goodbye, someone will notify you of the next scene," Eric raised his chin and nodded towards the girl, took a pencil to make a few marks on the script, turned around and began to tell the assistant something.
Brooke Shields paused for a few more seconds, and could only leave in frustration. She had hinted so clearly just now, but Eric was still indifferent, which made Brooke Shields somewhat frustrated.
"How long will it be before Hanks arrives?" Eric didn't care about Brooke Shields' departure. Although he also noticed the other party's hint, since he had already made a decision, he would definitely not change it. If you can't resist the temptation in Hollywood, it is likely to bring very bad results.
"Ten minutes to go," Allen said.
"Okay, hurry up and tidy up here, let's move on to other scenes."
Eric looked at his watch, thinking secretly.
Cruise's one-man show has been completed. Next, Eric plans to shoot a few scenes between Cruise and Hanks in the small bar. Today will also be the first confrontation between the two protagonists. Thinking of this past life Eric couldn't help being a little excited about the almost parallel acting careers of the two big names, looking forward to what kind of sparks they will have when they play.