Near noon, Julia was busy preparing lunch in the kitchen with the maid, when the phone rang, Julia shrank her neck subconsciously, and almost dropped the large bowl of eggs she was stirring in her hand.
In the past two days, she had a slight phobia of the phone ringing, because that night Elizabeth not only refused Eric's request, but also hung up the phone before the man finished speaking, which caused the girl's heart to be agitated every time the ring rang in the past few days. Uneasy, worried that it was Eric calling to find her to 'settle accounts'.
In fact, the next day, she wanted to call Eric many times to tell Eric that she didn't want that role anymore.
Although Eric is often very hateful, Julia knows very well in her heart that everything she has today in Hollywood is given by Eric. Eric just wants her to give up a role that is not too important. , this request is not excessive at all.
But after a few days, Julia has not called. Deep in her heart, she is actually looking forward to Eric calling again and saying something nice to coax a woman... Well, this possibility is not too great, And she is not used to it, Eric is more likely to reprimand her unreasonably, and then she will give up this role smoothly.
The phone rang five or six times in a row but no one answered, →, the maid next to her saw Julia standing there blankly, mechanically stirring the eggs in the bowl with a mixer in her hand, and reminded her aloud: "Miss Roberts, how many times has the phone rang?"
Julia came back to her senses, handed the beaten eggs to the maid, and walked out of the kitchen: "Hello, Liz Drew. The phone has rang several times. Why don't you answer it?"
Shouted, passed through the main living room and glanced into the side hall, there were still a lot of scripts inside, but the two girls were gone, Julia listened carefully, Elizabeth and Drew faintly heard from outside the window The voice, the two may be playing badminton in the backyard, Julia walked to an extension and picked up the microphone.
"Why did it take so long to answer? I'm outside your house. Open the door for me quickly," the familiar voice came out of the microphone before the girl could speak. It was simple, direct and beyond doubt.
"Ah, Eric, ok... ok, I'll be right here," Julia put down the phone in a panic, and walked out the door.
Pull the door open with your own hands. The girl glanced outside the door of the villa, and saw a black Chrysler sedan parked outside. It looked very ordinary, but the girl recognized Eric in the driver's seat at a glance.
The car slowly drove into the yard, Julia closed the gate, and when she came back, she saw that Eric had parked the car and got out of the car.
"What are you doing, taking so long to answer the phone?" Eric asked casually, took out the briefcase from the car and stuffed it into the girl's arms, then turned over and went back to get the mobile phone.
Julia took the bag in her hand and explained, "I didn't notice."
"Oh," Eric just asked casually, took the mobile phone, and closed the car door before asking again: "You are alone at home? Didn't you say that Liz and Drew are here?"
"They're in the backyard," Julia pointed to the back of the villa. Seeing Eric walking towards the villa with his mobile phone in hand, the girl hurriedly followed behind the man.
"It smells so good, it seems that I arrived at the right time, just in time for dinner."
The middle-aged maid named Mary heard the man's voice, and looked curiously at the living room. She didn't recognize Eric for a while, and quickly shrank back with interest. As a servant of the star's family, Mary took The salary he received was not low, but the employment agreement he signed was also very demanding. The most important thing was not to inquire about or spread the employer's privacy, otherwise he would face sky-high compensation.
Julia put the briefcase Eric brought aside, and didn't sit down on the sofa with the man, and said cautiously, "I'll call them."
Seeing Julia appearing, Elizabeth, who missed Drew's serve again, put down her badminton racket and said, "It's time to eat, so stop playing, Julia, I still think we should change this place into a tennis court."
Julia did not argue with Elizabeth this time, and said, "Eric is here."
Elizabeth asked uncertainly, "What?"
Drew had dropped the tennis racket in his hand and ran towards the villa.
Elizabeth looked at Drew's back and shrugged: "Okay, I understand, her master is here."
Julia chuckled, slapped Elizabeth and said, "Don't keep saying that, be careful that Drew hears you."
"So what, maybe she's still very happy," Elizabeth said indifferently, and then lowered her voice: "Eric, how about that?"
"I... didn't dare to look carefully, who knows if he was angry, anyway, it was you who hung up the phone that day."
"I'm doing it for you, you can take it a little bit!" Elizabeth said in a tone of hatred.
It was not facing Eric, so Julia immediately retorted sharply: "If you are not guilty, why ask this."
"I'm not guilty, it's just...it's just that that guy is too hateful," Elizabeth retorted immediately, and looked towards the villa. Drew's figure had disappeared, and Elizabeth immediately hugged Julia and kissed: "Baby, Later, we must fight against each other and never give in. This is not a matter of roles, it is related to the dignity of our women."
Julia broke away from Elizabeth's arms in a panic: "No, Eric is here, it would be terrible if he saw it."
"It's just right for him to see it, so that he will give up completely," Elizabeth said.
The two women walked into the villa together and saw Drew muttering something next to Eric.
Seeing two people coming in, Eric raised his head and said, "Julia, let the maid take the holiday after lunch is done. We have something to talk about, which is not suitable for outsiders to hear."
Elizabeth was about to retort reflexively, but Julia tugged at her sleeve.
"I'll tell Mary later," said Julia.
The lunch was ready quickly, and the maid obeyed Julia's orders and left the villa quickly without any objection.
"I'm telling you, Eric. We will never give in this time." At the dinner table. Elizabeth raised her chin and said oath to Eric.
Eric, who was cutting the steak, looked up at the girl sitting across the table, with a wicked smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's okay, I'm very experienced in treating women who refuse to accept this little problem, just slap a few times on the buttocks." , I will start with you later, the first ten times are free."
"You, you... If you dare to do this, I will call the police." Elizabeth said immediately.
But Julia immediately recalled the situation that night, a faint numbness spread from her buttocks to her whole body, her cheeks quickly turned red, and even... some inexplicable anticipation arose in her heart.
But this kind of expectation made Julia a little scared. The girl knew very well that this kind of emotion was absolutely abnormal, so she quickly said: "Eric, I will not act in "Captain Hawk". Call Kapoor in the afternoon to cancel the film contract, and you can give it to whoever you want."
Eric raised his eyebrows proudly at Elizabeth. Elizabeth slapped the tableware in her hand on the dining table, and glared at Eric angrily. He gave Julia another look of contempt, and stood up abruptly: "I'm full, eat slowly."
After the girl finished speaking, she walked towards the second floor except for the restaurant.
Julia thought that Eric had achieved the purpose of the trip and would leave after lunch, but the man did not act according to her wishes. Until she and Drew cleaned up the tableware together, Eric did not It means to go.
Seeing the two girls coming out, Eric, who was watching TV in the living room, said, "Go and call Liz down, I have something to discuss with you."
Julia just nodded, but Eric stood up: "Forget it, let me go."
"Eric, don't...don't bully Liz all the time," Julia finally said weakly as she watched Eric walk towards the stairs.
Eric reluctantly made a reassuring gesture to Julia, and walked up to the second floor. Because he had been here once, he already knew the layout of the two people's rooms. He walked to the door of the second bedroom on the left, and Eric Rick knocked twice, pushed open the door, and saw Elizabeth lying slanted on the big bed, with her head buried in the pillow in her arms.
"Liz, are you asleep?" Eric walked to the girl and asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed.
Elizabeth, who heard Eric's voice, turned over, hugged the white pillow to her chest and looked at Eric: "Hmph, bastard, I don't want to talk to you."
"Stop messing around, go downstairs and have something to eat, I have something to say," Eric said earnestly, pulling the girl's pillow away from her chest.
Elizabeth waved her arms, snatched the pillow childishly, and held it in her arms again: "Haven't your goal been achieved, what are you talking about?"
"Well, if it's just about the character of "Captain Hawk", I won't come here. It's another very important thing. Be obedient and follow me downstairs."
"I'm in a bad mood today, and I don't want to hear it," Elizabeth said in a drawn out voice. At the same time, she turned over again, buried her head in the pillow and lay on the bed. The sandals on the floor were thrown to the floor.
Seeing that the girl seemed to be planning to lie on the bed, Eric thought of the ostrich with its head buried in the sand. Then, Eric raised his hand with a smile, and patted the girl's small buttocks.
"ah… "
Elizabeth screamed and jumped up.
"Have you read this book?" Eric 'persuaded' Elizabeth to go downstairs. Three women and one man gathered in the living room, and Eric took out a book from his briefcase and placed it in front of the three of them.
Elizabeth took the book in front of her and glanced at the title, "Dancing with Wolves", the author is Michael Blake.
"I haven't read it, what are you doing here with this book? Even if you want to get the copyright to make a movie, why bother to find the three of us? Let me tell you, this time we have to choose the script by ourselves, and we will never let you intervene. Every penny," Elizabeth's tone was still bitter, although she really wanted to reach out and rub her still sore butt, but the girl was unwilling to show weakness in front of Eric.
Eric just smiled and explained: "This is a story about a lieutenant named Jon Dunbar who was wounded and sent to the west to garrison in the west during the Civil War, and he got along with the local Indians. Time to take a good look, it's important to you."
The three women looked at the book together, and Elizabeth said: "I don't understand, can you explain it more clearly?"
"The thing is actually like this. This book was just a script at the beginning. It was written in 1980. It seemed to be called "XX Knight" at that time. I couldn't find the specific name. Michael Breg got the script, but Kevin Costner has been running around for several years, but failed to find a production company to invest in. Until the year before last, Michael Breg, on the suggestion of Kevin Costner, made the original The script was written into the novel "Dances with Wolves". Because the novel sold well, finally a small production company was interested in investing in the film, but they did not find a suitable director. Kevin Costner I had to do it myself, and directed and acted in this movie. According to the information I collected, the movie was completed last year. Because of Kevin Costner's excellence, after the original 15 million investment was spent, the small The production company refused to invest any more, and he himself had to pay 3 million US dollars to make up the money. Then the release of the film was also very difficult. None of the seven major film companies was willing to release it. Since the completion of the production at the end of last year, it has been Recently, the film has only found a distributor, and it is Orion Films, you should know about this film company, right?"
Elizabeth nodded: "I know, but why are you telling me this?"
"I'm expressing to you the fact that this film has been very underappreciated from the beginning of production to the present, which is very beneficial to what you want to do in the future."
Elizabeth seemed to understand something: "So, do you like this movie?"
"Yes, but I am late. The small company that produced this film has already signed a distribution contract with Orion, just over a month ago. Moreover, they plan to release it on a small scale at the end of the year, and go for the Oscars. The route, to expand its influence by winning awards, and then slowly recover the investment through theater releases, video tape releases, etc. This is the main point I want to say. The threat is great, you should know how much the Oscars discriminate against horror films, as long as there is another choice, the Oscars will never award an award to a horror film."
Elizabeth is still very confident about "The Silence of the Lambs". Hearing Eric say this, the girl wondered: "If this movie is really as good as you said, why is no one willing to release it?"
"A high-quality film does not necessarily win a high box office. You can find out by looking through the list of Oscar winners in these years. Therefore, it is understandable that those film companies are unwilling to release it. What I want to say is that Orion is right This movie is positioned as an Olympic movie, and according to this novel, the theme of the movie should be the racial integration of whites and Native Americans. The Oscars are amazing too, so if you don't do something, this movie will definitely be the biggest enemy of "The Silence of the Lambs" at next year's Oscars." (To be continued..)