"Hey, breakfast," Nicole put the tray in front of Eric at will, and sat down on the other side.
Eric, who just sat down at the dining table, looked at the contents of the tray and asked, "Where's the milk? Also, as I said, I don't like frying on one side."
"Would you like to eat or not? Also, I have an announcement that I will go to New York for a few days. I won't come here when I come back. You can continue to let the servant prepare breakfast for you." Nicole poked the salad in front of her with a fork. , said.
Eric smiled: "I haven't calmed down yet. Drew left yesterday, and you left today. Am I the only one left in the villa again?"
"Hmph, it doesn't matter to me, anyway, if you wave your hand, there will definitely be women willing to pounce on you," Nicole said angrily.
"Okay okay, I formally apologize for my behavior yesterday, Miss Kidman, please forgive me?"
"No forgiveness, you're a bastard, my... That hurts for a long time."
Eric spread out the newspaper on the table and said, "That's not your fault. If you didn't always seize every opportunity to tease me, this kind of thing wouldn't have happened."
"You... I won't talk to you," Nicole pursed her mouth and lowered her head, gulping down the breakfast in front of her like a gasp, biting the vegetable salad@ with a crackling sound, as if she was biting Eric.
The girl used to always look steady and serious. Eric had never seen a girl lose her temper before. This was the first time he saw Nicole play a small temper. To be honest, she looked really cute.
She got up with a smile, took milk from the refrigerator and poured herself a glass, then pushed it in front of Nicole: "Do you want a glass of milk? If you always eat salad, your body will not be able to hold on. You are in good shape. Why do you suddenly have to go on a diet again?" Well, I still prefer the feeling of meat."
Nicole glared at Eric again, and poured herself a glass of milk.
Eric smiled, took a few sips of milk, and casually flipped through the newspaper in front of him while eating breakfast.
After a while, Eric suddenly put down the tableware in his hand and picked up a newspaper. The photos on the newspaper were clear at a glance. It was the scene when he met Cruise yesterday. The photo was taken through a glass window. Eric and Nicole were just a back view, but the faces of Cruise and Paula Wagner were extremely clear.
"Tom Cruise criticized "Ghost Story" face to face, suspected of falling out with Williams."
"The famous Hollywood director Eric Williams' new film is under intense preparation, and the candidates for the male and female leads have also become the focus of attention. Yesterday, a reporter from our newspaper found that Eric Williams and Tom Cruise They met at a famous restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard in Hollywood. It was suspected that Eric Williams invited Tom Cruise to be the leading actor in his new film.
However, things seem to be very unsatisfactory, through the analysis of Tom Cruise's lips. Our reporter found that the negotiations between the two sides seemed to be very difficult.
Cruise called the "Haunted" lead 'very stupid' in front of Williams. Tom Cruise didn't talk too much about "Ghost Story" with Eric Williams, but with Williams' female partner, Nicole, who became famous with "Sleepless in Seattle" Kidman had a very happy chat. In order to invite Nicole Kidman to join his new film, he once again said that the heroine of "Ghost Love" has no room for development and is just a vase that keeps crying.
After Cruise and Paula Wagner separated from Williams, Williams and Nicole Kidman sat in their seats for a long time. Because their backs were facing each other, we had no way of knowing what the two discussed. However, for a while After the discussion, Williams immediately got up and left, Nicole Kidman chased after her anxiously.
Depending on the situation, our playboy was very dissatisfied with the conversation between Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise. Maybe he left angrily because he objected to Nicole Kidman's failure to appear in Cruise's new film. William There is likely to be a rift between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. "
Eric read the newspaper several times helplessly, then handed it to Nicole on the opposite side: "Look, something happened again."
Nicole held the newspaper in front of her and read it, then curled her lips: "The newspaper is right, there has indeed been a rift between us."
"Nicole, in fact, you look very cute when you lose your temper. If you don't believe me, go and look in the mirror."
"Huh!" The girl snorted coldly, ignored Eric's teasing, and continued to eat breakfast.
Eric wasn't in the mood for breakfast anymore. Although he didn't care about falling out with Cruise, what appeared in the newspaper about Cruise's comments on "Ghost Love" had to arouse his concern. Pay attention, if you don't clarify and fight back as soon as possible, if the media turns their attention to "The Love of Ghosts", it may cause preconceived notions among the public. It would be too bad for a film to have a bad reputation before it even started filming.
Picking up the newspaper, he went to the living room, called Kapoor, and discussed with the other party. Kapoor said that he would contact Cruise as soon as possible to issue a statement.
There was no statement about Eric and Nicole in the newspaper, which means that the paparazzi of the tabloids really only knew part of the content of the conversation with their lips, and it was not a recording. Otherwise, Cruise and Paula Wagner would leave Afterwards, the content of the conversation between Eric and Nicole was more newsy and would definitely be exposed.
Putting down the topic in hand, Eric returned to the living room again, glanced at Nicole who was still eating breakfast slowly, and said with emotion: "Tabologue reporters can read lips, it seems that we should be more careful when speaking in the future, even if no one around You can't talk nonsense."
Nicole rolled her eyes at Eric, but ignored him, and Eric continued to read the newspaper while eating breakfast. But the meal was not destined to be so peaceful. Eric soon saw a pair of men and women walking side by side in another newspaper. The man had a courteous face, and the girl had a faint smile on her face.
Shaking his head, Eric picked up the newspaper and got up again and went to the living room, made a phone call and explained something, and finally returned to the living room safely. Finish your breakfast.
Had breakfast. Eric drove Nicole to the airport. Only then headed towards Firefly's headquarters.
It was almost ten o'clock when I came to the company, but it happened to be in time for the meeting with Robert Shea at ten o'clock.
Because of the box office success of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Robert Shea's mood is inevitably a little strange these days. After all, when Firefly acquired New Line, the market value of New Line was only 150 million U.S. dollars. Robert Shea took advantage of Eric When I was in trouble, I barely managed to get 10% of the shares from Eric. Increased his total shareholding in Firefly to 25%.
But immediately, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" was released, and the film earned 30 million US dollars at the box office in the first week. While he was ecstatic, Robert Shea inevitably fell into a huge loss.
Because if he insisted not to sell New Line, then the current success of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" will be exclusively enjoyed by New Line.
Judging from the current box office trend, there is no problem with the box office of this film exceeding 100 million US dollars, in overseas markets, video tapes and peripheral markets. It is also very easy to get a total profit of over 100 million, and this movie can develop a sequel. With this movie alone, New Line's market value can at least double.
"It would be great if I didn't sell it back then," Robert Shea beat his chest in private more than once these days, but nothing helped.
In a small conference room of Firefly, four people sat down around a small conference table one after another. Only then did Robert Shea introduce the two people around him to Eric, and said, "Eric, this is the You have to read the selected script first? Oh, and these two are Ronald Bass and Nancy Price, the screenwriter of this script and the author of the original novel."
Eric nodded, took the script and looked at the title on the cover, his eyebrows raised slightly, and it said "Sleeping with the Enemy".
In my memory, this is a movie starring Julia, and it seems that the box office is still very good.
"Eric, is there a problem?" Robert Shea saw the strange expression on Eric's expression, thinking that Eric was a little dissatisfied with the script, but this time, with "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Foreshadowing, the confidence in Robert Shea's heart also increased greatly. He even felt that even if he failed once, so what? "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has already transferred a large sum of money to Firefly, which should have been originally His, therefore, even if Eric objected again, Robert Shea had no intention of compromising.
Eric shook his head: "It's nothing." After speaking, Eric let go of the script and quickly flipped through the pages.
After a few minutes, Eric finished the script, looked up at Robert Shea and said, "Robert, are you sure you want to make this movie?"
Robert Shea nodded affirmatively: "Eric, you said before that you won't interfere in my selection of scripts anymore. As long as I choose well, you will sign it."
Eric heard the unwillingness in Robert Shea's tone, of course he could understand why, smiled lightly, and said: "Of course, I will definitely keep my word, the script of this thriller is not bad, by the way , Do you have any candidates for actors?"
Robert Shea had originally planned to argue with Eric. Seeing that Eric did not raise any objections this time, the inexplicable atmosphere that had accumulated before could not be vented, and he suddenly became a little embarrassed and silent, but Then he said: "Yes, that's why I brought Ronald Bass and Nancy Price here today, Ronald, tell me."
Ronald, who had been sitting next to Robert Shea, said: "Mr. Williams, it's like this. After the script was written, Nancy and I agreed that this movie will star Ms. Julia Roberts as the heroine." It's the most suitable, but we sent out an invitation before, but Ms. Julia Roberts' agent directly rejected it, and Mr. Shay said maybe you can help."
"Robert, what do you mean?" Eric looked at Robert Shea again.
Robert Shea nodded and said: "I also think that Ms. Julia Roberts is the most suitable heroine for this movie. I also called Kapoor Sheed myself, but Kapoor said that Julia Roberts The lady doesn't like the script, so she doesn't want to act. I think, based on your relationship with Julia, you should be able to help persuade me."
Eric stroked the script for a while, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll try."
"Eric, it's not like we don't know about your relationship with Julia, so please give me an accurate answer?" Robert Shea continued.
Eric raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and nodded: "Okay, I guarantee that Julia will play the role, but in terms of salary, you need to talk to Kapoor in person, now that uta is gone, I will share with you Kapoor is just a good friend, so it is impossible to dictate Julia's salary."
"That's not a problem at all," Robert Shea said. "By the way, I have made a preliminary estimate for this movie. The budget is about 30 million US dollars. I also plan to find an A-level star to play the leading role."
Eric thought about the script he had just read, and recalled the movie in his mind, knowing that the movie must have cost less than 30 million US dollars.
Looking at Robert Shea, who was eager to try and "fight for reason", Eric smiled lightly and said, "Okay, 30 million US dollars."
Robert Shea had nowhere to vent his stagnant breath again. He picked up the cup in front of him and drank a few sips of coffee. For some reason, he mustered all his energy today, just wanting to have a fight with Eric , or something else, but until now, Eric didn't give him any chance.
"Ronald, Nancy, you go to my office and wait for a while, I will discuss some other things with Eric, and I will talk to you about the movie later."
"Okay, Mr. Xie," the two of them were also humanely experienced tasks, and they also realized that the atmosphere between them was not too harmonious, so they left the office quickly.
"Eric, regarding the overseas distribution of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", I think it's best to leave it to Disney. Michael Eisner's share is very high. If you follow your previous plan, we will do it ourselves. If we don’t, I think we will make at least 10 million dollars less.” After the two went out, Robert Shea talked about the release of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles".
"Michael Eisner contacted you?" Eric asked in surprise.
"Of course," Robert Shea seemed to have caught the dissatisfaction in Eric's tone, and immediately said: "Eric, I know that Michael Eisner did target you some time ago, but the matter has passed, Moreover, you also accepted the script of "Ghost Love", I think this matter can be over. Moreover, my contact with Michael Eisner is also for the benefit of Firefly." (To be continued. .)