Everyone seems to be relieved, and they are also a little worried that Eric will stubbornly choose the best screenwriter award. After all, Eric has now achieved achievements in the movie box office that most people will never be able to achieve in their lifetime, so it is also because of this. It will make his desire for personal film awards stronger. If "Small Island Cry" wins the Silver Lion Award, it belongs to the entire team, and if it wins the best screenplay, it must belong to Eric himself.
"Eric, it's actually nothing. I think Oscar is your real stage." As if to appease Eric, Bill Gallot said so, and Jonathan Demme nodded accordingly.
Eric shrugged noncommittally: "Thank you, Bill, if only the stubborn old men in the film school thought so."
Several people laughed and talked about some things before they separated. Eric returned to his room with the information about John Landis. This time, in order to avoid suspicion, Virginia did not follow Come while Alan lives in another suite downstairs from him.
There are still a few hours before the night in Venice, and it is still morning in the Eastern Time of the United States. Therefore, although he stayed on the plane for more than ten hours, the fixed biological clock that has been cultivated for a long time did not make Eric feel tired at all.
After reading John Lan~1, Diss' information, Eric stayed in the room until seven o'clock in the evening before changing his clothes and going out alone. The agreed place was in a restaurant near the boutique hotel. Eric did not He didn't need someone to guide him, and he didn't bring a female companion. Virginia was the heroine of "Small Island". In this case, eating with the judges would definitely lead to bad guesses if they were seen. compare. Eric's identity has less scruples in this regard. There are not too many people who can recognize him here.
John Landis was about forty years old, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, with a big nose, full beard, and a standard Jewish appearance.
Another Jew!
Eric felt a sigh in his heart. According to the information, John Landis and Steven Spielberg are still good friends, and both of them had guest roles in each other's films.
and. John Landis was almost the director who became famous at the same time as Spielberg. In 1975, Spielberg became a top Hollywood director with his film "Jaws". Three years later, John Landis filmed "Animal House" "Received more than 100 million box office. Coincidentally, both of them became famous when they were 28 years old.
However, according to Eric's analysis, John Landis's career as a director began to fall silent in the 1990s. Therefore, Eric had no impression of this director in his previous life.
In the dining room. John Landis ordered the food, and watched with interest as Eric communicated with the blond waitress who happened to be able to speak English. After the girl left with the menu, John Landis said, "Eric, you are very familiar with Italian food."
Eric smiled and explained: "My father used to be an Italian chef."
"Oh," John Landis nodded, and didn't talk about this topic any more. Obviously, he didn't know anything about Eric, and he knew that Eric's father had passed away.
While waiting for the food to be served, Eric and John Landis began to have a casual chat. Of course, the topic was still about movies.
"The reason why I am surprised is not that your film style is changeable, but that several of your films with different styles have achieved box office success. This is the most difficult thing to understand. You know, I have also tried There are various styles of movies, but the few movies I have done better at the box office are all satirical comedies. Even Steven, he has been trying to break through for so many years, but the most successful ones are only sci-fi movies , "Jaws", "et" and so on."
Eric said: "This doesn't mean anything, John, maybe it's because I'm lucky. I've only directed a few films so far. If I make a few more films, I will definitely encounter failure. By then I also realize what I'm best at."
Listening to Eric's words, John Landis thought for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said, "No, you give me a very different feeling, Eric, can you tell me where you learned how to make movies? I'm very curious. After all, at your age, even a simple film like "Home Alone" is not so easy to make. It took me several years to accumulate experience from entering the industry to filming my first film .”
Of course, Eric couldn't say that he had accumulated in his previous life, so he had to say: "Actually, I was lucky. I wrote the script of "Home Alone", and then I was lucky enough to find a very good team. I just need I said what effect I wanted, so they made it for me. If I hadn't met them, maybe "Home Alone" wouldn't have a shadow."
John Landis has no doubts about Eric's words. Normally, Eric's personal experience can only be attributed to his good luck.
"I've watched "Home Alone" several times, that... Stuart Ronker, the little guy is really good. If there is a chance... Forget it, I don't want it."
Eric knows why John Landis said this from the information he read before. When he was making a movie seven years ago, an accident caused the deaths of several actors, including two minors. For actors, if there were no minors, this incident would have been a pure set accident. After all, there are many accidents like this in Hollywood every year. However, because of his two children, he was dragged into the lawsuit for six years, and he was not completely out of the lawsuit until last year. Therefore, it is not difficult for John Landis to be afraid of young actors. ,
"John, in fact, don't get too entangled. That incident has passed, hasn't it? Besides, it was indeed just a sad accident."
John Landis took a sip of the wine before saying in a deep voice: "But they insisted on accusing me of manslaughter, which is really too much, I'm just a producer, and I wasn't even present when the accident happened. I apologized to the public, and I made enough compensation, but some people just clung to this matter, and it took me six years to barely get away. For a while, I even broke down to the point where I wanted to be like Roman. I don't want to go to jail if I flee abroad like Polanski."
Eric remembered the incident mentioned in the information, and gradually smelled something different from John Landis' tone.
Regardless of whether Roman Polanski was tricked or not, he deserved what he deserved. After all, he was caught on the spot and violated a minor.
However, the incident with John Landis is full of conspiracy. Maybe someone wants to bring him down. If a competitor is brought down, a large share of the box office will be vacated. After all, although John Landis is not as well-known as Spielberg, two of his films over the years have grossed over 100 million yuan, and some other films have also performed well.
Thinking of this, Eric couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. John Landis is a Jew. There must be a whole Jewish circle in Hollywood who will support him. Such a person can be designed and dragged into a lawsuit for up to Six years, not to mention himself, he is alone in Hollywood now, once someone wants to deal with him, it will be terrible.
Quickly shaking out the worries in his mind, Eric knew that now was not the time to worry, and said to John Landis: "Stop thinking about these things, John, everything is over, isn't it? Look, you last year "Journey to America" is actually the most direct counterattack."
John Landis also smiled when he heard Eric mention his favorite work: "Indeed, shortly after the release of "Journey to America", that matter was completely over. However, if there is no "Journey to America" "Success, I don't know how long I will be delayed."
After this topic, John Landis also developed a sense of intimacy with Eric: "Eric, I have watched "Small Island" several times, whether it is the suspense setting or the final plot reversal, it makes everyone In May, Cannes just selected the youngest best director, and I believe that the Venice Film Festival will not be too conservative."
Hearing what John Landis said, Eric knew that the other party might be inclined to lobby for the best screenwriter award for him, so he shook his head quickly and said, "John, I'm only nineteen years old now, and I don't care about the honor. I didn't think too much about things, if I get affirmation too early, I won't have much motivation to move forward in the future, what do you think?"
John Landis was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed, and then nodded: "I understand."
Eric also showed a smile, raised the red wine and gestured towards the other party. John Landis knew that Eric was thanking himself, so he raised his glass and touched Eric, and said softly: "Don't worry, I'll do my best."
Eric didn't answer, and drank the red wine in the glass.
Putting down the goblet, Eric was about to continue chatting with John Landis about other topics, when he suddenly heard a familiar female voice not far behind him, saying a few vague words: "Haha, that fat man just now is really It's so funny, you actually said that I look like... huh, and that you are a director... but you... are too damaged."
Raising his eyebrows, Eric couldn't help but glanced at the source of the voice. The back of the brown curly hair appeared in the field of vision, and a smile appeared on the corner of Eric's mouth. Unexpectedly, Julia would come to Venice. The girl who was blocked by her figure sitting opposite her must be the second miss of the Murdoch family, Elizabeth Murdoch.
"Why, did you meet someone you know?" John Landis followed Eric's gaze, but he was not familiar with Julia. If he was face to face, he might even know the girl, but he didn't recognize her just by looking at her back.
Eric nodded: "Two acquaintances, but they may not want me to go over to say hello, just ignore them."
John Landis looked at the figures of the two girls not far away, and smiled ambiguously: "You always have to take the initiative when chasing women, and there will definitely not be any chicks coming to your door just sitting here. "(to be continued...)