Although everyone in the screening hall, including Aniston, who did not participate in the filming, knew the specific content of "Home Alone", but as the plot progressed, especially during the process of Kevin's villainy against two stupid thieves, the screening Laughter came and went in the hall, and even an old man in his fifties like Jeffrey Hanson couldn't help laughing.
The one-hour and forty-minute movie ended unconsciously. After the last line of subtitles, everyone stood up and applauded together.
"I have to say, this movie is really great, Eric, I think I should congratulate you in advance." Jeffrey Hansen patted Eric on the shoulder and said seriously.
"Thank you, Jeffrey, and, thank you everyone, without your help, I would not have been able to finish "Home Alone" in just half a month anyway."
Everyone greeted each other and flattered each other for a while, and then gradually dispersed, after all, everyone still has their own business. They originally planned to hold a small celebration party, but unfortunately, seeing Eric's unshaven and tired face, they consciously gave up this idea. Eric has exhausted too much energy in the past half month, and everyone knows that he Need a good, good rest.
The next step is to contact the release of the film. It just so happens that tomorrow is the preview of "Return to Seventeen". Eric thinks this may be an opportunity to sell "Home Alone" to Twentieth Century Fox for distribution. He believes that as long as When 20th Century Fox's executives see this film, they will definitely agree to their distribution plan, even if they give up some of the revenue in the end. After all, he has no foundation yet.
Perhaps it will be easier to sell "Home Alone" after "Return to Seventeen" is released, but it must have passed the New Year by then. As a Christmas comedy, it is definitely not a good choice to release it at other times, and we can't wait until next year Well, so much effort has been put in, and seeing that the success of the plan is close at hand, he doesn't want to delay for another year.
Only Aniston with a temporary driver's license drove Eric's car back to Eric's house. Eric put the copy of the film away, explained to Aniston, and threw himself on the bed, never wanting to sleep again. open your eyes.
Aniston originally wanted Eric to take a bath before going to bed, but seeing Eric who had fallen into a deep sleep with an obviously tired expression on his face, he could only sigh in distress and take off his clothes and shoes Get down, cover Eric with a blanket, turn and leave the bedroom.
Eric's house was full of dust because it hadn't been cleaned for more than half a month. Aniston rolled up his sleeves and got tools to start cleaning. In "Friends", Rachel is a spoiled girl who doesn't know how to wash clothes when the washing machine is placed in front of her. In reality, Aniston has long been self-reliant.
On the desk in the study, Aniston picked up a thick copy of "Basic Theory of Music", wiped the dust on the table with a rag, and suddenly a document slipped out of the book in his hand. Aniston picked up the document curiously and found that it was a house pawn agreement.
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I don't know how long it has passed. At noon, it seems that Aniston asked me if I want to eat, but Eric refused in a daze, and then fell asleep again. When I woke up, the bedroom was already dark.
Reaching out to touch the bedside lamp skillfully, Eric looked at his watch after turning it on. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
Anne should have left, Eric thought, put on his clothes and walked out of the bedroom, and vaguely heard the sound of the TV in the living room.
Walking down the stairs, I saw Aniston curled up on the sofa watching a TV series with a pillow in his arms.
"Hi, Annie, good evening." Eric walked over and kissed Aniston on the cheek.
"You're awake, Eric, go take a shower, and I'll make you something to eat."
Eric didn't notice the abnormality on Aniston's face. He responded and turned around and walked to the bathroom. He took a shower for half an hour and shaved off his beard. Eric walked out of the bathroom. Aniston had already Back on the sofa again, with a ready dinner in front of him.
"Oh, Anne, I'm really surprised that you can cook Chinese egg fried rice, um, it's delicious." Eric took a sip and praised.
"You said you like it, I learned it on purpose." Aniston looked at Eric who was wolfing down with a smile on his face, and waited patiently for Eric to finish eating before he said: "Eric, are you ... Did you mortgage the house?"
Eric was about to send the tableware back to the kitchen, when he heard what Aniston said, he raised his head in doubt, he didn't tell anyone about it, how did Aniston know
"When I was helping you clean the room, I just saw this falling out of a book." Facing Eric's puzzled gaze, Aniston took out the pawn document from under the coffee table.
Eric had no choice but to put down the tableware, took a look at the document, nodded and said: "The filming funds of "Home Alone" are still short of 200,000 yuan, so I have to mortgage the house."
"Well, the piano in the study is also..." Aniston had been to Eric's house several times before and liked the Strauss piano very much.
Eric nodded again.
Aniston frowned in distress: "Eric, I think you are too impulsive. Although "Home Alone" screened today everyone thinks it is good, if it fails, you may go bankrupt at any time."
Eric got up and sat next to Aniston, hugged Aniston in his arms and said, "Don't worry, Annie. You see, a few months ago, I was just a penniless high school student, and now it's only a few months. I just managed to publish my own novel, write a screenplay and lead actor, and now make a movie. How many people my age can do this? So, even if it fails, I believe that with With my strength, I can easily stand up again. We are still so young, of course we have to go all out to fight a few times, whether we succeed or fail, at least we have cried and laughed. Otherwise, when we are old and gray-haired, It would be such a pity to think back to my own life, which was bland and uneventful, like a tiny meteorite that didn’t even have a ray of light in the sky.”
"Oh, Eric, you're so... charming when you say this, I think you're trying to seduce me, you bastard." Aniston couldn't help raising her face and kissing Eric on the lips.
Eric put his arms around Aniston's waist and kissed back passionately
Aniston felt the presumptuousness of Eric's hands, and instead of stopping it like in the car last time, she hugged Eric's waist tightly, her pretty face flushed, and her eyes narrowed slightly.
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The morning sun hit her face, Aniston's eyelashes trembled, and she subconsciously turned over to avoid the disturbing light, but this inadvertent movement pulled a wound somewhere, and the girl opened her eyes instantly in pain. Confused for a few seconds, Aniston quickly remembered what happened last night. While blushing slightly, she also hated to think of the bad guy who tormented her so badly. She just turned her head to search and found that there was only It made Aniston a little sad to be alone. What girl doesn't want to wake up in the arms of her considerate boyfriend.
Some grievances had just begun to ferment, Eric walked into the bedroom with a dinner plate, saw Aniston who had woken up, and said with a smile: "Hi, baby, good morning."
Aniston pouted her lips and said, "It's not good at all, you bastard."
"Okay, I apologize. To express my apology, I specially spent an hour making delicious pork rib soup for you."
"No, I'm still losing weight."
"Today's situation is special, so forget about losing weight for the time being, come, how about a taste?"
"Well, I haven't brushed my teeth yet?"
Eric put the tray on the bedside table, lifted the quilt and hugged Aniston: "Your Royal Highness must be inconvenient to move, I will carry you."
"Hateful," Aniston, who was only wearing Eric's loose shirt, scolded coquettishly, and obediently let Eric pick him up from the bed.
After the warm breakfast, Aniston had to ask the convenience store owner for leave again because of her mobility problems. The convenience store owner seems to have become accustomed to this kind of thing. Many young people who work in Los Angeles with their star dreams will ask for leave from time to time to go to some film crews By chance, the convenience store owner also knew that Aniston was one of them, so when Aniston accepted the job, the two parties had reached an understanding.
The two got bored for a while, and Eric had to drive away from home. Today happened to be the preview of "Return to Seventeen", and he wanted to try to see if he could get the release of "Home Alone" by the way.
At around ten o'clock in the morning, dozens of people gathered in the luxurious 20th Century Fox screening hall, including the publicity department of the distribution department and representatives of the film studio. James Brooks, the producer of "Return to Seventeen", and Penny Marshall, the director And some other unannounced leading actors also came to the scene.
Before the film was played, Eric came to James Brooks and Penny Marshall, hoping that they would help introduce the director of 20th Century Fox's distribution department.
"Eric, you mean, you want your low-budget movie to be released on Christmas?" James Brooks was a little surprised. , I made a movie myself, but I didn't expect to finish it so soon.
"Yes, James, it's a very funny Christmas comedy, so it's best to release it on Christmas time, and it's definitely not suitable for other times."
James Brooks was a little dismissive in his heart. Although the boy had surprised him many times since he met Eric, he absolutely did not believe that Eric, a newcomer, could make any interesting comedy movies. Eric, as a screenwriter and Actors can also be said to be talented, but if a director can't play well with talent, it will take years of experience. However, out of face, he still agreed to help introduce him.